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Safest Areas in Birmingham

Data: 2025-05 to 2026-04 · Source: data.police.uk

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Birmingham recorded 6,844 burglaries in the last 12 months. That puts burglary 72% above the UK average, so a professionally installed alarm system is a smart investment.

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Burglaries (12 months)

6,844

5.82 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

+72%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in Birmingham

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

Pheasey Park Farm

1.91/1,000
Safety score: 692

Hollywood

2.20/1,000
Safety score: 613

Castle Bromwich

2.62/1,000
Safety score: 514

Old Warley

2.86/1,000
Safety score: 465

Oscott

3.23/1,000
Safety score: 396

Shirley East

3.37/1,000
Safety score: 367

Sutton Walmley & Minworth

3.40/1,000
Safety score: 368

Small Heath

3.41/1,000
Safety score: 359

St Pauls

3.47/1,000
Safety score: 3410

Ward End

3.47/1,000
Safety score: 3411

Smith's Wood

3.48/1,000
Safety score: 3412

Soho and Victoria

3.53/1,000
Safety score: 3313

Lyndon

3.54/1,000
Safety score: 3314

Castle Vale

3.62/1,000
Safety score: 3215

Rubery North

3.67/1,000
Safety score: 3116

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

3.78/1,000
Safety score: 2917

Garretts Green

3.80/1,000
Safety score: 2918

Water Orton

3.80/1,000
Safety score: 2919

Newton

3.88/1,000
Safety score: 2720

West Bromwich Central

3.90/1,000
Safety score: 2721

Alum Rock

3.94/1,000
Safety score: 2722

Hall Green South

3.99/1,000
Safety score: 2623

Kingstanding

4.07/1,000
Safety score: 2524

Bromford & Hodge Hill

4.12/1,000
Safety score: 2425

King's Norton South

4.16/1,000
Safety score: 2426

Allens Cross

4.17/1,000
Safety score: 2427

Hall Green North

4.23/1,000
Safety score: 2328

Olton

4.24/1,000
Safety score: 2329

Yardley East

4.38/1,000
Safety score: 2130

Glebe Farm & Tile Cross

4.49/1,000
Safety score: 20

Burglary hotspots in Birmingham

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Soho & Jewellery Quarter

12.90/1,000
Safety score: 12

Ladywood

12.05/1,000
Safety score: 13

Bordesley & Highgate

10.97/1,000
Safety score: 24

Edgbaston

10.11/1,000
Safety score: 25

Bournbrook & Selly Park

10.09/1,000
Safety score: 26

Gravelly Hill

8.90/1,000
Safety score: 37

Cofton

8.15/1,000
Safety score: 48

North Edgbaston

8.09/1,000
Safety score: 49

Handsworth

7.96/1,000
Safety score: 410

Stockland Green

7.88/1,000
Safety score: 411

South Yardley

7.25/1,000
Safety score: 512

Tyseley & Hay Mills

7.21/1,000
Safety score: 513

Nechells

7.13/1,000
Safety score: 614

Harborne

7.03/1,000
Safety score: 615

Holyhead

6.99/1,000
Safety score: 616

Birchfield

6.95/1,000
Safety score: 617

Balsall Heath West

6.83/1,000
Safety score: 718

Acocks Green

6.72/1,000
Safety score: 719

Moseley

6.47/1,000
Safety score: 820

Brandwood & King's Heath

6.47/1,000
Safety score: 821

Pype Hayes

6.47/1,000
Safety score: 822

Abbey

6.32/1,000
Safety score: 823

Erdington

6.30/1,000
Safety score: 924

Frankley Great Park

6.29/1,000
Safety score: 925

Yardley West & Stechford

6.19/1,000
Safety score: 926

Stirchley

6.17/1,000
Safety score: 927

Sutton Vesey

6.17/1,000
Safety score: 928

Bickenhill

6.15/1,000
Safety score: 929

Druids Heath & Monyhull

6.11/1,000
Safety score: 930

Northfield

6.01/1,000
Safety score: 10

About Birmingham

Population

1,175,834

Households

435,384

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What this means for Birmingham homeowners

Wherever you live in Birmingham, the same fundamentals make a home a harder target. Based on the local crime picture, homeowners here may want to prioritise:

  • A visible external bell box to deter opportunists
  • Door contacts on all main entry doors
  • Window sensors on accessible ground-floor and rear windows
  • Smart motion detection for hallways and main living areas
  • A video doorbell or CCTV on entry points
  • App alerts so you know the moment a sensor is triggered
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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-05 to 2026-04.

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