Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B8 3TH
How much crime is recorded in B8 3TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saltley West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,739 (2024)
B8 3THBirmingham
How safe is B8 3TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B8 3TH area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 3THNational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Burglary13.39.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Shoplifting1.48.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.