Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 3HT
How much crime is recorded in B8 3HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saltley East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,208 (2024)
B8 3HTBirmingham
How safe is B8 3HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 3HT 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
58.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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 3HTNational
Violence and sexual offences42.723.6
Burglary24.99.1
Other theft21.74.5
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Public order7.34.6
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Theft from the person3.82.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other crime2.91.5
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery2.01.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.