What is the crime rate in birmingham?

As of March 2026, birmingham has an annual crime rate of 114.31 per 1,000 residents, based on 12,170 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does birmingham rank nationally for crime?

birmingham ranks #1 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in birmingham?

The most common crime type in birmingham is Violence & Sexual Offences with 5,339 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 43.9% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: West Midlands Police Police

birmingham Crime Intelligence Report

birmingham recorded 12,170 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 10.44 per 1,000 residents. This places birmingham at #1 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 14.1% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 3.7% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

12,170

trending_up +14.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

114.31per 1k

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Top 12% Riskiest UK

West Midlands

#7rank

Ranked by annual rate

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 235	235
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 191	191
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 153 Robbery: 15	153
On or near Worcester Street Map	Shoplifting: 120	120
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 118	118
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 110 Theft from the person: 5	110
On or near Petrol Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 91 Vehicle crime: 18	91
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 80 Other theft: 10 Possession of weapons: 4	80
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 93	93
On or near High Street Map	Shoplifting: 53 Public order: 21 Theft from the person: 9	53

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

12,170 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

5,339

43.9%

Vehicle Crime

1,081

8.9%

Shoplifting

1,040

8.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

902

7.4%

Public Order

757

6.2%

Other Theft

714

5.9%

Burglary

554

4.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

407

3.3%

Drug Offences

399

3.3%

Robbery

291

2.4%

Weapons Possession

268

2.2%

Other Crime

223

1.8%

Theft from Person

146

1.2%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

Stop & Search

March 2026

2,866

Total Stops

16.9%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

1,433

Offensive weapons

717

Stolen goods

337

Article for use in theft

291

Firearms

Articles for use in criminal damage

Fireworks

Psychoactive substances

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,780

Arrest485

Community resolution337

Not recorded209

Khat or Cannabis warning20

Penalty Notice for Disorder19

Summons / charged by post10

Caution (simple or conditional)6

Gender

Male2,262

Female217

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

52.0%

White

27.5%

Asian

19.1%

Black

1.4%

Other

Stop & search data published by West Midlands Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

69 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Bordesley & Highgate	518	197.5
2	Ladywood	858	187.2
3	Handsworth	170	153.8
4	Yardley West & Stechford	168	145.0
5	Stockland Green	263	143.0

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Sutton Roughley	35	2.9
shield	Sutton Mere Green	26	2.6
shield	Balsall Heath West	115	3.5
shield	North Edgbaston	236	3.2
shield	Sutton Wylde Green	52	3.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +14.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.7%

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 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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