Crime Rate in Brandwood & King's Heath, ward

Brandwood & King's Heath has the 24th highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1241st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 98th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brandwood & King's Heath in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brandwood & King's Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 910 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 16 cases , up 23.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 61.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,162 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brandwood & King's Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 240 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.