Crime Rates in Birmingham City Centre (B1)
Crime statistics for B1 from official Police UK data: the latest month's recorded crimes within a mile, broken down by category.
How safe is Birmingham City Centre (B1)?
B1 covers Birmingham city centre, the UK's second-largest city. Major HS2 investment, the revitalised Jewellery Quarter, and Brindleyplace have driven strong property price growth and new-build development.
Which types of crime are most reported in B1?
In August 2026, the categories recorded most within a mile of the B1 centre were Violent crime (683), Shoplifting (239) and Other theft (160), out of 1,753 crimes in all. The checker above breaks any full B1 postcode down the same way.
How do I check crime rates for a specific street in B1?
Enter a full B1 postcode into the checker above to see crimes recorded within about a mile in the latest month Police.uk has published, taken directly from its street-level data. Where a force's feed to Police.uk is known to be incomplete, the checker says so instead of printing a count.
B1 at a glance
1,753 crimes were recorded within 1 mile of the B1 centre in August 2026, the latest month Police UK has published. The most recorded category was violent crime, at 39% of the total.
- Recorded crimes, 1 mile, August 2026
- 1,753
- Most recorded category
- Violent crime (39%)
- Categories recorded
- 8+
- Police neighbourhood at the centre
- City Centre (West Midlands Police)
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 683 | 39% |
| Shoplifting | 239 | 14% |
| Other theft | 160 | 9% |
| Public order | 152 | 9% |
| Vehicle crime | 100 | 6% |
| Criminal damage arson | 97 | 6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 | 4% |
| Drugs | 56 | 3% |
| All other categories | 198 | 11% |
Source: Police UK street-level crime data (data.police.uk, Open Government Licence), August 2026: crimes recorded within a 1-mile radius of the B1 centroid. Police UK moves each crime to a nearby anonymised point, so counts near the edge of the mile are approximate.
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