Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B6
How much crime is recorded in B6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 47,159 (2024)
B6Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B6, more than double 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
62.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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).
B6National
Violence and sexual offences45.723.6
Burglary21.49.1
Shoplifting9.88.4
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order8.34.6
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Drugs6.92.4
Other theft6.74.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Robbery2.51.4
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.