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Crime in B9 4

How much crime is recorded in B9 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
15,769 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B9 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 71.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B9 4, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
71.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
137
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B9 4National
Violence and sexual offences47.523.6
Burglary38.29.1
Shoplifting20.28.4
Vehicle crime12.33.5
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Public order8.94.6
Other theft8.64.5
Drugs6.42.4
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Robbery4.21.4
Theft from the person3.52.1
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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