Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 2BG
How much crime is recorded in B8 2BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ward End & Bromford West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,331 (2024)
B8 2BGBirmingham
How safe is B8 2BG
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 2BG 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
86
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 2BGNational
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Burglary33.39.1
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Public order6.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft5.14.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery1.91.4
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.