Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B6 7UH
How much crime is recorded in B6 7UH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchfield East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,890 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
How safe is B6 7UH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 89.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B6 7UH area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
89.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
183
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 7UHNational
Violence and sexual offences73.223.6
Burglary56.99.1
Public order29.34.6
Drugs28.42.4
Criminal damage and arson19.94.7
Other theft7.64.5
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Possession of weapons4.80.9
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.