Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B9
How much crime is recorded in B9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 44,837 (2024)
B9Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B9, well above 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
60.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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).
B9National
Violence and sexual offences42.823.6
Burglary22.99.1
Shoplifting10.98.4
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order7.44.6
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs3.72.4
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Robbery2.71.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Theft from the person2.02.1
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.