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Crime · Birmingham
Reported crime in Birmingham
155,386 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 132 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
155,386
Rate / 1,000
132
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 65,486 | 42% |
| Shoplifting | 13,946 | 9% |
| Vehicle crime | 13,169 | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12,175 | 8% |
| Other theft | 9,537 | 6% |
| Public order | 9,384 | 6% |
| Burglary | 6,877 | 4% |
| Anti social behaviour | 6,848 | 4% |
| Drugs | 5,199 | 3% |
| Robbery | 3,889 | 3% |
| Possession of weapons | 3,708 | 2% |
| Other crime | 2,754 | 2% |
| Theft from the person | 1,699 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 715 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6083 | 5461 | 5125 | 5311 | 5122 | 5246 | 5164 | 4748 | 5639 | 5450 | 6009 | 6128 | 65486 |
| Shoplifting | 1290 | 1202 | 1140 | 1273 | 1234 | 1077 | 1041 | 1113 | 1158 | 1146 | 1124 | 1148 | 13946 |
| Vehicle crime | 1107 | 1169 | 1144 | 1071 | 1045 | 964 | 1118 | 1017 | 1126 | 1148 | 1132 | 1128 | 13169 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1062 | 1017 | 914 | 987 | 996 | 978 | 935 | 951 | 1000 | 1105 | 1114 | 1116 | 12175 |
| Other theft | 849 | 865 | 764 | 752 | 783 | 798 | 711 | 745 | 752 | 797 | 813 | 908 | 9537 |
| Public order | 880 | 755 | 781 | 740 | 713 | 715 | 646 | 625 | 812 | 792 | 940 | 985 | 9384 |
| Burglary | 477 | 582 | 553 | 678 | 650 | 604 | 579 | 542 | 567 | 514 | 583 | 548 | 6877 |
| Anti social behaviour | 1001 | 1040 | 670 | 680 | 508 | 390 | 347 | 322 | 442 | 414 | 470 | 564 | 6848 |
| Drugs | 462 | 461 | 399 | 425 | 450 | 402 | 411 | 391 | 440 | 462 | 463 | 433 | 5199 |
| Robbery | 383 | 361 | 331 | 381 | 316 | 302 | 282 | 280 | 301 | 316 | 338 | 298 | 3889 |
| Possession of weapons | 335 | 332 | 310 | 292 | 296 | 275 | 284 | 266 | 286 | 289 | 391 | 352 | 3708 |
| Other crime | 250 | 254 | 207 | 241 | 249 | 219 | 227 | 229 | 234 | 195 | 215 | 234 | 2754 |
| Theft from the person | 130 | 131 | 155 | 153 | 135 | 129 | 98 | 122 | 146 | 154 | 174 | 172 | 1699 |
| Bicycle theft | 75 | 77 | 77 | 86 | 41 | 30 | 41 | 29 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 87 | 715 |
| Total | 14384 | 13707 | 12570 | 13070 | 12538 | 12129 | 11884 | 11380 | 12952 | 12840 | 13831 | 14101 | 155386 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Birmingham, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 1,175,841.