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Crime Rates in Birmingham, local authority district

Crime Rate

121

121

High 7/10

Last updated: 02.04.2025

Annual total crime rate in Birmingham, (local authority district) is 121 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 7 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Birmingham (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
Vehicle crime 10.3 9/10
Shoplifting 9.98 6/10
Anti-social behaviour 9.39 2/10
Criminal damage and arson 8.73 6/10
Other theft 8.01 6/10
Public order 6.93 5/10
Burglary 6.14 7/10
Drugs 3.34 5/10
Robbery 2.97 7/10
Possession of weapons 2.54 9/10
Other crime 2.3 5/10
Theft from the person 1.2 4/10
Bicycle theft 0.621 4/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Mar 2024 - Feb 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Birmingham (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Birmingham (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Birmingham (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Birmingham (local authority district) and West Midlands (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Birmingham
    LAD
  • West Midlands
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Birmingham (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Birmingham (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Hall Green South40.7 low
2. Sutton Four Oaks41.9 low
3. Sutton Roughley42.7 low
4. Sutton Mere Green47.5 low
5. Sutton Walmley & Minworth50.5 low
6. Sutton Wylde Green65 low
7. Hall Green North68.3 low
8. Small Heath70.1 low
9. Oscott72.4 low
10. Sutton Vesey75.4 low
11. Allens Cross82 low
12. Yardley East82.2 low
13. Alum Rock84.1 low
14. Quinton85.4 low
15. Billesley87.1 low
16. Handsworth Wood90.7 low
17. Ward End91.7 low
18. Sparkhill93.2 low
19. Druids Heath & Monyhull94.1 low
20. Sutton Reddicap94.9 low
21. Bournbrook & Selly Park94.9 low
22. Perry Common95.7 low
23. Bournville & Cotteridge96 low
24. Garretts Green97.2 low
25. Kingstanding101 low
26. Weoley & Selly Oak103 low
27. Moseley104 low
28. Bartley Green104 low
29. Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East105 low
30. Harborne106 low
31. Bromford & Hodge Hill106 low
32. Castle Vale107 low
33. Highter's Heath108 low
34. Longbridge & West Heath108 low
35. Aston108 low
36. Heartlands108 low
37. Brandwood & King's Heath109 low
38. Shard End110 low
39. King's Norton North110 low
40. Rubery & Rednal110 low
41. Balsall Heath West115 medium
42. Birchfield116 medium
43. Stirchley117 medium
44. Sheldon117 medium
45. King's Norton South119 medium
46. Lozells119 medium
47. Perry Barr120 medium
48. Tyseley & Hay Mills122 medium
49. Yardley West & Stechford122 medium
50. Erdington125 medium
51. Pype Hayes127 medium
52. North Edgbaston129 medium
53. Northfield129 medium
54. Frankley Great Park130 medium
55. Holyhead132 medium
56. Glebe Farm & Tile Cross133 medium
57. Acocks Green133 medium
58. Stockland Green135 medium
59. Edgbaston142 medium
60. Sutton Trinity149 medium
61. South Yardley151 medium
62. Gravelly Hill152 medium
63. Newtown160 medium
64. Handsworth161 medium
65. Bordesley Green178 medium
66. Soho & Jewellery Quarter206 medium
67. Nechells227 medium
68. Bordesley & Highgate343 high
69. Ladywood446 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Mar 2024 - Feb 2025

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