Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 2JF
How much crime is recorded in B8 2JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ward End & Bromford West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,847 (2024)
B8 2JFBirmingham
How safe is B8 2JF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 2JF 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
55.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 2JFNational
Violence and sexual offences45.123.6
Burglary10.89.1
Shoplifting8.78.4
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order4.44.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.22.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.