Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 2QL
How much crime is recorded in B8 2QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ward End & Bromford West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,174 (2024)
B8 2QLBirmingham
How safe is B8 2QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 2QL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 2QLNational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs1.52.4
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.