Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 2RB
How much crime is recorded in B8 2RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ward End & Bromford West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,282 (2024)
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How safe is B8 2RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 71.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 2RB 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
71.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 2RBNational
Violence and sexual offences54.223.6
Burglary14.09.1
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Drugs5.02.4
Public order2.94.6
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.