Crap Towns / Birmingham / Crime

How much crime is there in Birmingham?

The police recorded 127 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Birmingham from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 56.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 128, down from 129 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	129	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	125	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	128	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	56.2	34.1
Vehicle crime	11.6	3.8
Shoplifting	10.3	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.3	7.0
Other theft	8.8	5.4
Public order	8.2	6.6
Burglary	6.5	3.1
Drugs	4.0	2.4
Robbery	3.4	0.6
Possession of weapons	3.0	0.8
Other crime	2.4	2.0
Theft from the person	1.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blackheath	12.2 km	150
Birmingham	–	127
West Bromwich	10.3 km	110
Oldbury	10.6 km	101
Smethwick	7.6 km	93.7
Solihull	8.8 km	81.9
Coleshill	11.6 km	76.2
Royal Sutton Coldfield	10.1 km	67.7
Hollywood	10.2 km	55.3
Pheasey	9.3 km	34.3
Streetly	11.3 km	28.3
The typical town	–	76.2