Crime and Safety in Birmingham
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Birmingham is the most dangerous major city in the West Midlands, and is among the top 10 most dangerous overall out of the West Midlands's 44 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Birmingham in 2026 is 105 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to the West Midlands's overall crime rate, coming in 17% higher than the West Midlands rate of 90 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Birmingham is the third safest major city, and the 634th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In October 2025, Birmingham had the worst crime rate in the West Midlands for theft from the person, with 144 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.12 per 1,000 daytime population. December 2024 was also a bad month for Birmingham residents, when it was again the West Midlands's most dangerous area for theft from the person, recording 132 crimes at a rate of 0.11 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Birmingham are violence and sexual offences, with 58,664 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 47. This is 0.50% higher than 2025's figure of 58,375 offences and a difference of 0.21 from 2025's crime rate of 47. Birmingham's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 650 offences recorded in 2026, a decrease of 6% from 2025's figure of 689 crimes.
Birmingham 2026 Crime Scorecard
Most Dangerous
Major Cities, The West Midlands
39% higher, regional crime rate
West Midlands
46% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Birmingham is 39% higher than the West Midlands and 46% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Birmingham Crime Rate Over Time
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Birmingham Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Birmingham represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Birmingham's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Birmingham up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Birmingham's 19,293 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Birmingham? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Birmingham • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Birmingham has a crime risk score of 743. This is based on analysis of 19,293 nearby areas within Birmingham, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Birmingham's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Birmingham, crime risk scores are typically around 743, while in West Midlands they are average 643.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 817 (713 for West Midlands), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 856 (West Midlands 753).
Trends in Crime Risk
Birmingham
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 19% in Birmingham's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Birmingham's crime risk score is down by 9%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Birmingham's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 0.11%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Birmingham
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Birmingham • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Possession of Weapons offences have a crime rate of 2.68 reports per 1,000 people in Birmingham, which is 3.15 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 3,328 crime reports logged by West Midlands Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, West Midlands Police recorded 3,563 reports of Robbery in Birmingham, resulting in a crime rate of 2.86 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 2.42.
The crime rate for Vehicle Crime is 2.11 times the national average at 9.09 reports per 1,000. This is from 11,298 crime reports reported to West Midlands Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Birmingham
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.44 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 1.21 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 19% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.15 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 1.10 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 4.5% over this timeframe.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.29 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 1.98 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 16% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Birmingham
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Burglary offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.58 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.67 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 5% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.30 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 3.67 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 37% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.64 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 1.65 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 0.61% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Birmingham • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Birmingham | West Midlands | West Midlands Police | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 7,314 | 5.88 | 0.42 | 16,977 | 5.04 | 0.36 | 17,084 | 5.05 | 0.36 |
| Bicycle Theft | 650 | 0.53 | 0.73 | 1,772 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 1,777 | 0.52 | 0.71 |
| Burglary | 6,188 | 4.98 | 1.59 | 14,252 | 4.22 | 1.35 | 14,300 | 4.22 | 1.35 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 10,508 | 8.46 | 1.35 | 25,350 | 7.52 | 1.20 | 25,404 | 7.52 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 4,648 | 3.76 | 1.22 | 9,654 | 2.87 | 0.93 | 9,664 | 2.87 | 0.93 |
| Other Crime | 2,494 | 2.01 | 1.09 | 6,250 | 1.85 | 1.00 | 6,266 | 1.85 | 1.00 |
| Other Theft | 8,286 | 6.67 | 1.17 | 19,062 | 5.66 | 0.99 | 19,093 | 5.65 | 0.99 |
| Possession of Weapons | 3,328 | 2.68 | 3.15 | 6,831 | 2.03 | 2.39 | 6,833 | 2.01 | 2.36 |
| Public Order | 8,010 | 6.44 | 1.11 | 18,103 | 5.37 | 0.93 | 18,140 | 5.37 | 0.93 |
| Robbery | 3,563 | 2.86 | 2.42 | 6,597 | 1.97 | 1.67 | 6,604 | 1.97 | 1.67 |
| Shoplifting | 11,338 | 9.12 | 1.28 | 31,696 | 9.42 | 1.32 | 31,710 | 9.40 | 1.32 |
| Theft From the Person | 1,498 | 1.21 | 0.78 | 2,721 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 2,721 | 0.81 | 0.52 |
| Vehicle Crime | 11,298 | 9.09 | 2.11 | 27,249 | 8.08 | 1.88 | 27,314 | 8.07 | 1.88 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 58,664 | 47.22 | 1.55 | 133,279 | 39.61 | 1.30 | 133,479 | 39.55 | 1.30 |
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Total Crime by Year
Birmingham | West Midlands | West Midlands Police | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 130,473 | 105.03 | 1.46 | 302,816 | 89.93 | 1.25 | 303,305 | 89.81 | 1.25 |
| 2025 | 131,486 | 106.29 | 1.44 | 308,532 | 92.05 | 1.24 | 309,048 | 91.94 | 1.24 |
| 2024 | 135,883 | 110.69 | 1.47 | 325,474 | 97.98 | 1.30 | 326,040 | 97.88 | 1.30 |
| 2023 | 153,407 | 126.73 | 1.60 | 366,138 | 111.73 | 1.41 | 366,744 | 111.63 | 1.41 |
| 2022 | 151,255 | 126.31 | 1.64 | 362,498 | 111.98 | 1.46 | 362,973 | 111.82 | 1.46 |
| 2021 | 121,878 | 101.55 | 1.48 | 289,880 | 89.69 | 1.31 | 290,357 | 89.60 | 1.31 |
| 2020 | 106,046 | 88.22 | 1.19 | 254,446 | 78.82 | 1.06 | 254,889 | 78.73 | 1.06 |
| 2019 | 106,459 | 88.69 | 1.16 | 260,730 | 80.92 | 1.06 | 261,198 | 80.84 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | 95,486 | 79.75 | 1.12 | 234,675 | 73.07 | 1.03 | 235,152 | 73.00 | 1.03 |
| 2017 | 86,568 | 72.83 | 1.14 | 208,264 | 65.29 | 1.02 | 208,718 | 65.28 | 1.02 |
| 2016 | 25,661 | 21.64 | 1.13 | 62,786 | 19.74 | 1.04 | 62,881 | 19.72 | 1.03 |
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Comparing Birmingham to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 24% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 21% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 20% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 7% safer |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 0.37% safer |
| Birmingham | 105.03 | - |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 1.4% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 2.0% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 2.6% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 19% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Birmingham's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Birmingham that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeldon Recreation Ground | 1 | - | 9 | 7 | 31 | 76 |
| Lifestyle Fitness | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Springfield Road Allotments | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 29 |
| Kingfisher | 85 | 34 | 74 | 59 | 704 | 424 |
| South Birmingham Indoor Bowls Centre | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| The Green | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| The Green | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 72 |
| Billesley Common | 16 | - | 7 | 7 | 59 | 34 |
| Innsworth Green | - | - | - | - | 6 | 9 |
| Meadow Road Allotments | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Summerfield Park | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 115 | 91 |
| Moorpool Hall | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Grove Park | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 32 | 42 |
| Sunset Park | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 45 |
| The Pod | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 20 |
| Lickey Hills | 37 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 53 |
| Eastside City Park | 8 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 40 | 49 |
| Erdington Leisure Centre | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 48 | 42 |
| The Ring | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Shannon Road Open Space | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| University of Birmingham Sport and Fitness Centre | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| Austin Park | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 87 |
| Moonlit Park | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 21 |
| New Hope Community Park | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 82 | 63 |
| Victoria Common | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 52 |
| Manor House Lane Allotments | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| The Oval Play Area | - | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Welcome Change Community Garden | - | - | - | - | 12 | 6 |
| Sandwell Valley Country Park | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 32 |
| Handsworth Cemetery | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 16 | 23 |
| Sandwell Recreation Ground | - | 3 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 40 |
| Handsworth Park | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 94 | 84 |
| Key Hill Cemetery | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 18 |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 |
| Alexander Stadium | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Perry Park | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Wyrley Birch Allotments | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 30 | 24 |
| Oscott College Cemetery | 1 | - | - | - | 14 | 11 |
| Short Heath Park | 3 | - | 2 | - | 23 | 27 |
| The Green | 9 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 45 | 75 |
| Rookery Park | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 83 | 31 |
| Aston Park | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 |
| Salford Park | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Aston Park | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 |
| Burbury Park | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 97 | 55 |
| Pype Hayes Park | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 33 |
| School Lane Allotments | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 29 | 13 |
| Lea Ford Playing Fields | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Norman Chamberlain Playing Fields | 4 | - | 1 | 6 | 41 | 14 |
| Hadley Stadium | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | 16 |
| Montague Road Open Space | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| Lightwoods Park | 13 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 59 | 46 |
| Edgbaston Community Sports Ground | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 17 |
| Chamberlain Gardens | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 35 |
| Woodgate Valley Country Park | 39 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 246 | 189 |
| Lodge Hill Cemetery | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 33 |
| Harborne Lane Allotments | 12 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 102 |
| Eastern Road Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| Valley Parkway | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 14 | 18 |
| Moor Green Sports Centre | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 19 |
| Calthorpe Park | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 99 | 67 |
| Pickwick Park | 1 | 2 | - | - | 21 | 10 |
| Adderley Park | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 36 |
| Bordesley Green Allotments and New Shoots | 9 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 81 | 62 |
| Cannon Hill Park | 16 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 97 | 101 |
| Moor Green Allotments | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Balsall Heath Park | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 23 |
| Avon Park | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 40 |
| Sparkhill Park | 13 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 145 | 122 |
| Highbury Park | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 36 |
| King's Heath Park | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 42 |
| Wheelers Lane Allotments | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 15 | 14 |
| Swanshurst Park | 11 | - | 4 | 1 | 26 | 18 |
| Knowle Road Allotments | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 13 |
| Reddings Lane Park | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 41 | 31 |
| Ley Hill Recreation Ground | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 24 | 29 |
| Shenley Green Recreation Ground | 5 | - | 2 | - | 11 | 10 |
| Valley Parkway | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bournville Park | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Woodlands Park | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | 6 |
| Cotteridge Park | 8 | - | 4 | - | 34 | 23 |
| King's Norton Park | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 33 |
| Daisy Farm Park | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 50 |
| Scribers Lane Allotments | - | - | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| King George V Memorial Field | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| Westley Vale Millennium Green | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 28 |
| Aldridge Road Recreation Ground | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 29 |
| Kingstanding Recreation Ground | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 45 |
| Sandwell Allotments | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 | 10 |
| Hawthorn House Allotments | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 13 | 8 |
| Uplands Allotments | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 43 |
| Perry Hall Park | 2 | 6 | - | - | 25 | 27 |
| Lea Hall Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 | 7 |
| Sandwell Road Allotments | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 6 |
| Victoria Jubilee Allotments | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
| Waverhill Park | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 70 | 43 |
| The Black Patch Recreation Ground | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 24 | 9 |
| Thornbridge Avenue Allotments | 4 | 1 | 9 | - | 51 | 19 |
| Kingstanding Wellbeing Centre | - | 1 | 4 | - | 15 | 12 |
| Aston Old Edwardians Memorial Sports Ground | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 25 |
| Witton Cemetery | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 32 | 37 |
| Livingstone Road Allotments | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 87 | 55 |
| Marsh Hill Allotments | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 27 |
| Brookvale Park | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 56 |
| Perry Common Recreation Ground | 6 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 67 | 43 |
| Bleak Hill Recreation Ground | 8 | 4 | - | 2 | 26 | 32 |
| Bleak Hill Allotments | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 34 |
| Court Lane Allotments | 3 | - | - | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Berwood Farm Allotments | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Chudleigh Road Allotments | 1 | 7 | 5 | - | 32 | 26 |
| Hunton Hill Allotments | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 |
| Hollyfields Sports Ground | 2 | - | - | 1 | 20 | 13 |
| Spring Lane Playing Field | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 12 | 25 |
| Birches Green Allotments | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 69 |
| Trinity Road Allotments | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 0 |
| St George's Gardens | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 26 |
| Chainworks Gym | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Northleigh Road Allotments | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | 28 | 21 |
| Fairholme Road Allotments | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 17 |
| Star Park Play Area | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 |
| Lime Tree Road Allotments | 4 | - | 8 | 4 | 44 | 29 |
| Ward End Park | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| St Margarets Road Allotments | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 30 |
| Blackpit Lane Allotments | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Burney Lane Allotments | 1 | 2 | - | - | 24 | 8 |
| Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve | - | 1 | - | - | 17 | 9 |
| Chester Road Allotments | 1 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 6 |
| Sorrel Park | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 |
| Stechford Hall Park | 2 | - | - | 3 | 21 | 17 |
| Hall Hays Road Allotments | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| Longmeadow Crescent Allotments | - | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| Avery Fields | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 14 | 19 |
| Court Oak Road Allotments | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 74 |
| Tennal Lane Allotments | - | - | 2 | - | 13 | 5 |
| Queen's Park | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| City Centre Gardens | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 36 |
| Senneleys Park | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 82 | 62 |
| Barcheston Road Recreation Ground | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 24 | 24 |
| Shenley Lane Allotments | 4 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Shenley Fields Road Recreation Ground | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 21 |
| Winterbourne House and Gardens | - | - | 2 | 1 | 17 | 36 |
| Fox Hill Private Allotments | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| Woodside Road Road Allotments | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 |
| Perfection Snooker Club | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 11 |
| St Thomas's Gardens | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 49 |
| Garrison Lane Park | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 45 |
| Kingston Hill Local Park | 3 | 4 | - | - | 56 | 37 |
| Sara Park | 9 | - | 8 | 3 | 27 | 32 |
| Highgate Park | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 19 |
| Farm Park | 6 | 15 | 8 | - | 56 | 48 |
| Storrs Place Private Allotments | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 27 | 11 |
| Henry Barber Recreation Ground | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 50 |
| Digby Park | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 36 | 22 |
| Yardley Green Leisure Gardens | - | - | 4 | - | 14 | 6 |
| Small Heath Park | 7 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 126 | 98 |
| Hay Barn Recreation Ground | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Oaklands Recreation Ground | 24 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 99 | 215 |
| Redhill Rocket Park | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 22 |
| Moseley Park | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 30 |
| Dads Lane Allotments | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 16 | 79 |
| Uffculme Leisure Gardens | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | 13 |
| Vicarage Road Allotments | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Percy Road Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 9 |
| Warwick Road Allotments | 1 | - | 2 | - | 14 | 7 |
| Fox Hollies No 2 Allotments | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 |
| Curtis Gardens | 6 | 1 | 6 | - | 20 | 11 |
| Fox Hollies Leisure Centre | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 28 |
| Fox Hollies Park | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 31 |
| Ley Hill Village Green | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 4 |
| Shenley Green Park | 3 | - | - | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| Allens Cross Community Association Playing Fields | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | 20 | 17 |
| Manor Farm Park | 7 | - | 6 | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| Lower Tinkers Farm Allotments | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 | 12 |
| Coney Green Drive Allotments | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 15 |
| Rowheath Playing Fields | 6 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 9 |
| Hay Green Allotments | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Rowheath Park | 6 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 7 |
| Selly Oak Road Allotments | 2 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Beaumont Road Allotments | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 15 |
| Hazelwell Allotments | 2 | - | 2 | - | 15 | 21 |
| Dawberry Fields Neighbourhood Park | 12 | - | 4 | - | 37 | 27 |
| Hurst Mill Allotments | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| Brandwood Sports Ground | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | 4 |
| Bells Sports Allotments | 1 | - | 5 | - | 6 | 10 |
| The Leys | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 15 |
| Clunbury Road Allotments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Cofton Road Allotments | 3 | - | 3 | - | 24 | 13 |
| Cofton Park | 20 | - | 3 | 3 | 16 | 40 |
| Hayes Playing Fields | 3 | - | - | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Wast Hills Playing Fields | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| The Arrow Walk Park | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 33 | 20 |
| Melstock Road - Norton View Allotments | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | 18 | 38 |
| Howard Road East Allotments | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Brandwood End Cemetery | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre | 1 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 18 |
| Broad Lane Allotments | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 5 |
| Henlow Road Allotments | - | 1 | - | - | 16 | 10 |
| Colebourne Road Allotments | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 0 |
| The Shire Country Park | 48 | 36 | 52 | 25 | 410 | 448 |
| Greenaleigh Road Allotments | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Francis Road Allotments | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 45 | 29 |
| Station Road Allotments | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Pool Lane Allotments | - | 1 | - | 1 | 15 | 10 |
| Old Yardley Park | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 22 | 11 |
| Meadway Park | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 17 | 10 |
| Homecroft Road Allotments | - | 2 | - | - | 7 | 11 |
| Yardley Cemetery | 5 | 4 | 6 | - | 39 | 36 |
| Sheldon Country Park | 20 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 200 | 370 |
| Chapelhouse Park | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| The Radleys Allotments | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Wharf Land Allotments | 1 | - | 2 | - | 18 | 14 |
| Clay Lane Yardley Cemetery Allotments | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Lyndon Playing Fields | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 9 |
| Shaftsbury Road Allotments | 4 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 7 |
| Coventry Road Allotments | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 7 |
| Quinton Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Quinton Recreation Ground | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| Quinton Recreation Ground | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 18 | 16 |
| Highfield Farm Recreation Ground | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Wychbury Road Allotments | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | 9 |
| The Leys | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Forward Drive | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 37 |
| Boing Trampoline Park | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 26 |
| Saltley Leisure Centre | 6 | - | 8 | 1 | 47 | 25 |
| Feel Good Health and Fitness | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 14 |
| Selly Oak Park | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 18 | 32 |
| Erdington Oaks Community Park | 1 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 13 |
| Abbey Fields Park | - | 2 | 3 | - | 21 | 10 |
| Harborne Hill Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 17 |
| Moseley Rugby Club | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 34 |
| Five Ways Community Park | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 11 | 12 |
| Matthew Boulton Allotments | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 |
| Hodge Hill Common | - | 2 | 1 | - | 18 | 18 |
| MSC Performance | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 15 | 33 |
| Harborne Walkway | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 | 14 |
| Nettlefold Garden | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
Recent Crimes in Birmingham
The 20 most recent crime reports in Birmingham.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Dalston Road | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Bordesley Close | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Bordesley Close | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Green Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near St Mary'S Row | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Humberstone Road | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Darris Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near South Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Farmer Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Dymoke Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Grove Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Handsworth New Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Petrol Station | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Roman Way | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Supermarket |
Methodology & Data Sources
Birmingham Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Birmingham during August 2026 will typically become available in October 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Birmingham Data Points
For Birmingham, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000250.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Birmingham's daytime - or "workday" - population of 1,048,093 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Birmingham