The exact areas where most crimes happen in Birmingham have been revealed (Image: Handout)

Exact locations of most Birmingham crimes revealed in new report

by · Birmingham Live

The exact areas where most crimes happen have been revealed. It follows police data which has been used to compile a 'crime report.'

Birmingham city centre was unsurprisingly the location where most incidents were reported. More than 13,000 crimes happened there in a 12-month period. While Aston was the second highest area with just over 5,000 crimes and South Yardley third with just over 4,500.

West Midlands Garage Doors and Online Marketing Surgery helped rank areas in Birmingham by their total amount of crimes. It looked at the Police UK website and sourced each area’s crimes reported between September 2023 and August 2024.

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Data also showed the safest places across the city. The NEC has just 571 crimes recorded during the time period. Four Oaks was second and Sutton Vesey came in third.

Across the country, Westminster had the highest crime rate with 464.4 crimes per 1,000 people up to March this year. Below is the table for both sets of data in our city.

Top 10 most dangerous areas in Birmingham:

Local AuthorityAmount of Crimes
City Centre13,484
Aston5,004
South Yardley4,544
Small Heath and Highgate3,976
Acocks Green3,969
Sparkbrook3,620
Shard End3,612
Edgbaston3,542
Ladywood3,392
Winson Green3,243

Top 10 safest areas in Birmingham:

Local AuthorityAmount of Crimes
NEC571
Sutton Four Oaks1,124
Sutton Vesey1,728
Hall Green1,848
Jewellery Quarter1,919
Nechells2,086
Brandwood2,268
Harborne2,637
Bournville2,703
Sheldon2,795

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