Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B7
How much crime is recorded in B7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 16,321 (2024)
B7Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in B7, 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
58.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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).
B7National
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Burglary26.69.1
Shoplifting17.38.4
Vehicle crime11.13.5
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft7.24.5
Public order6.04.6
Drugs4.92.4
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Robbery2.51.4
Theft from the person2.22.1
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.