Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 2AU
How much crime is recorded in B8 2AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,299 (2024)
B8 2AUBirmingham
How safe is B8 2AU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 2AU area, 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
60.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 2AUNational
Violence and sexual offences51.423.6
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Public order4.54.6
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft2.94.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.31.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.