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Safest Areas in Birmingham

Data: 2025-04 to 2026-03 · Source: data.police.uk

Burglaries (12 months)

6,913

5.88 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

+74%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in Birmingham

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

Pheasey Park Farm

1.68/1,000
Safety score: 75
2

Hollywood

2.36/1,000
Safety score: 57
3

Castle Bromwich

2.97/1,000
Safety score: 43
4

Old Warley

3.20/1,000
Safety score: 39
5

Oscott

3.26/1,000
Safety score: 38
6

Lyndon

3.42/1,000
Safety score: 35
7

Castle Vale

3.52/1,000
Safety score: 34
8

Smith's Wood

3.54/1,000
Safety score: 33
9

Sutton Walmley & Minworth

3.56/1,000
Safety score: 33
10

Ward End

3.60/1,000
Safety score: 32
11

Small Heath

3.61/1,000
Safety score: 32
12

Garretts Green

3.65/1,000
Safety score: 31
13

Shirley East

3.67/1,000
Safety score: 31
14

St Pauls

3.79/1,000
Safety score: 29
15

Alum Rock

3.81/1,000
Safety score: 29
16

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

3.86/1,000
Safety score: 28
17

Rubery North

3.90/1,000
Safety score: 27
18

Hall Green North

3.94/1,000
Safety score: 27
19

Soho and Victoria

3.99/1,000
Safety score: 26
20

Newton

4.09/1,000
Safety score: 25
21

Bromford & Hodge Hill

4.12/1,000
Safety score: 24
22

Kingstanding

4.14/1,000
Safety score: 24
23

Water Orton

4.20/1,000
Safety score: 23
24

Allens Cross

4.24/1,000
Safety score: 23
25

Hall Green South

4.25/1,000
Safety score: 23
26

Sparkhill

4.28/1,000
Safety score: 22
27

King's Norton South

4.32/1,000
Safety score: 22
28

Yardley East

4.38/1,000
Safety score: 21
29

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East

4.46/1,000
Safety score: 20
30

Rubery South

4.52/1,000
Safety score: 20

Burglary hotspots in Birmingham

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Soho & Jewellery Quarter

12.81/1,000
Safety score: 1
2

Ladywood

12.32/1,000
Safety score: 1
3

Bordesley & Highgate

11.25/1,000
Safety score: 1
4

Edgbaston

10.19/1,000
Safety score: 2
5

Bournbrook & Selly Park

9.58/1,000
Safety score: 2
6

Gravelly Hill

8.53/1,000
Safety score: 3
7

Handsworth

8.26/1,000
Safety score: 4
8

North Edgbaston

8.05/1,000
Safety score: 4
9

Stockland Green

7.63/1,000
Safety score: 4
10

Nechells

7.61/1,000
Safety score: 5
11

Cofton

7.41/1,000
Safety score: 5
12

Holyhead

7.35/1,000
Safety score: 5
13

Birchfield

7.31/1,000
Safety score: 5
14

Harborne

7.24/1,000
Safety score: 5
15

Tyseley & Hay Mills

6.96/1,000
Safety score: 6
16

Pype Hayes

6.84/1,000
Safety score: 7
17

South Yardley

6.79/1,000
Safety score: 7
18

Balsall Heath West

6.63/1,000
Safety score: 7
19

Brandwood & King's Heath

6.58/1,000
Safety score: 8
20

Stirchley

6.48/1,000
Safety score: 8
21

Erdington

6.45/1,000
Safety score: 8
22

Acocks Green

6.37/1,000
Safety score: 8
23

Moseley

6.34/1,000
Safety score: 8
24

Frankley Great Park

6.24/1,000
Safety score: 9
25

Abbey

6.23/1,000
Safety score: 9
26

Sutton Vesey

6.17/1,000
Safety score: 9
27

Bickenhill

6.15/1,000
Safety score: 9
28

Northfield

6.13/1,000
Safety score: 9
29

Yardley West & Stechford

6.12/1,000
Safety score: 9
30

Weoley & Selly Oak

6.09/1,000
Safety score: 9

About Birmingham

Population

1,175,834

Households

435,384

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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-04 to 2026-03.