Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B6 7HY
How much crime is recorded in B6 7HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookvale
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,806 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
B6 7HYBirmingham
How safe is B6 7HY
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 7HY 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B6 7HYNational
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.