Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B8
How much crime is recorded in B8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 67,449 (2024)
B8Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B8, 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
54.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
B8National
Violence and sexual offences38.523.6
Burglary16.69.1
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Shoplifting5.18.4
Public order4.74.6
Other theft4.74.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.