Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B6 6AP
How much crime is recorded in B6 6AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchfield East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,882 (2024)
B6 6APBirmingham
How safe is B6 6AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B6 6AP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
61.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B6 6APNational
Violence and sexual offences46.823.6
Burglary24.29.1
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft6.14.5
Public order6.14.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Drugs2.92.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.