Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 1SG
How much crime is recorded in B8 1SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saltley East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,155 (2024)
B8 1SGBirmingham
How safe is B8 1SG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 1SG area, 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
65.2
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).
B8 1SGNational
Violence and sexual offences44.023.6
Burglary16.49.1
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Public order10.24.6
Vehicle crime9.63.5
Other theft6.94.5
Drugs5.42.4
Possession of weapons5.00.9
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Robbery3.61.4
Theft from the person2.32.1
Other crime1.81.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.