Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 3QE
How much crime is recorded in B8 3QE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saltley East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,090 (2024)
B8 3QEBirmingham
How safe is B8 3QE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 3QE 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
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 3QENational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Burglary22.99.1
Public order8.04.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft5.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Robbery2.61.4
Other crime2.61.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Drugs2.12.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Shoplifting0.78.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.