Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 2WA
How much crime is recorded in B8 2WA, 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)
- Status
- No longer in use
B8 2WABirmingham
How safe is B8 2WA
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 2WA 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B8 2WANational
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.