Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B6 7BY
How much crime is recorded in B6 7BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookvale
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,806 (2024)
B6 7BYBirmingham
How safe is B6 7BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B6 7BY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 7BYNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Burglary14.19.1
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order1.84.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.