Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 1LP
How much crime is recorded in B8 1LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saltley West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,645 (2024)
B8 1LPBirmingham
How safe is B8 1LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 1LP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).
B8 1LPNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Burglary23.79.1
Vehicle crime20.13.5
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs3.82.4
Robbery2.11.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.