Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 3SN
How much crime is recorded in B8 3SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saltley East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,730 (2024)
B8 3SNBirmingham
How safe is B8 3SN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 3SN 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
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 3SNNational
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Burglary17.99.1
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order5.14.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft2.84.5
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.