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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in B8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

B8 recorded 379 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.91 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 0.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring67.61 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment379 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 0.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

379
trending_up +3.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

67.61per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

777

Within B8 district

Birmingham

64,181

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Petrol Station Map
total: 11 Other theft: 5 Public order: 2
11
B4516 Map
total: 7 Public order: 5 Vehicle crime: 1
7
Phillimore Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other crime: 2
7
St Kilda'S Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7
Clipston Road Map
total: 7 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Monk Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7
Tufnell Grove Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7
Farndon Road Map
total: 6 Vehicle crime: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Hazelbeach Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other theft: 1
6
Wallbank Road Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
379 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
172
45.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
36
9.5%
Vehicle Crime
33
8.7%
Public Order
32
8.4%
Other Theft
29
7.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
18
4.7%
Burglary
18
4.7%
Drug Offences
15
4.0%
Other Crime
11
2.9%
Weapons Possession
9
2.4%
Robbery
3
0.8%
Theft from Person
3
0.8%

Crime Analysis: B8

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in B8 (45.4%). Criminal Damage & Arson (9.5%) and Vehicle Crime (8.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in B8 has fallen slightly — by 0.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for B8 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +3.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -0.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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