Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 3NP
How much crime is recorded in B8 3NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saltley East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,623 (2024)
B8 3NPBirmingham
How safe is B8 3NP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 3NP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 3NPNational
Violence and sexual offences35.223.6
Burglary11.49.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.