Crime by Postcode
B3Postcode district

B3 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in B3 is 3.7 times the Birmingham average and 5.9 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.

Birmingham. 4,066 residents in 3 neighbourhoods.

Safety
1/10High crime
Living
8.8/10Excellent
5-year change
0%about the same
vs the council
3.7×the Birmingham average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 3.7× the Birmingham average (5.9× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Birmingham 138A: no scoreBirmingham 138B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBirmingham 138C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

1 neighbourhood has no population figure, so it is not scored.

Crime over 5 years

About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes in B3, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 2,091 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 20222,091Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 2,184 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 20232,184Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 2,081 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 20242,081Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 2,144 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 20252,144Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 2,087 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 20262,087

What is recorded

Crime severity: 3.7× the Birmingham average (5.9× the England and Wales average). 488 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 47% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 22% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 10% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 66 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Good accessScore 8 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 1.3 km.
  • M&S Birmingham Bullring (Marks and Spencer), 1.3 km from the district centre
  • Tesco Hockley Superstore (Tesco), 1.6 km from the district centre
  • Morrisons Edgbaston Birmingham (Morrisons), 2.3 km from the district centre

Transport

Excellent accessScore 10 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 14.
  • Nearest railway station: Birmingham Snow Hill Rail Station, 720 m from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: St Paul's (West Midlands Metro), 370 m from the district centre

Schools

Good schools nearbyScore 8 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • St Chad's Catholic Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 990 m away
  • St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 1.0 km away
  • Brookfields Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 1.3 km away
  • Chilwell Croft Academy: Good (ungraded inspection, 2024), 1.5 km away
  • Anglesey Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2024), 1.6 km away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • City Academy: Needs attention (report card, 2026), 1.2 km away
  • Birmingham Ormiston Academy: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 1.3 km away
  • Holte School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 1.8 km away
  • Aston University Engineering Academy: Strong standard (report card, 2026), 1.8 km away
  • Ark St Alban's Academy: Good (graded inspection, 2024), 1.9 km away

    Health

    Excellent accessScore 9 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE, 1.1 km from the district centre, CQC rating: Good
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, 4.9 km from the district centre

    Crime by type

    Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

    TypePer 1,000 a year
    Robbery20.0
    Burglary18.4
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)143.9
    Drugs18.2
    Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)9.4
    Other crime3.6
    Other theft49.7
    Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)24.5
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)39.9
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)25.1
    Public order43.4
    Bicycle theft8.6
    Shoplifting83.6

    Trend over the years

    Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

    201659.1201766.6201878.3201988.4202063.8202186.72022117.22023112.72024100.1202599.3202695.6

    Last 12 months: 95.9 against a 10-year average of 89.6, 7% higher.

    Questions about crime in B3

    Is B3 a safe place to live?
    B3 scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 3.7 times the Birmingham average.
    Is crime going up or down in B3?
    About the same as 5 years ago: 2,091 recorded crimes a year then, 2,087 now.
    What is the most common crime in B3?
    The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 144 per 1,000 residents a year.
    How does crime in B3 compare with Birmingham?
    Crime severity in B3 is 3.7 times the Birmingham average.

    Nearest town

    Council: Birmingham

    Town-centre neighbourhoods

    Few people live in these areas but many shop, work and go out there, so crime per resident looks far higher than the risk to someone living there. They have no Safety score, because compared with residential areas the number would mislead; their crime figures are still shown.

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