Crime Rate in Northfield, ward

Northfield has the 17th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 2580th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 257th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northfield in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 378 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 535 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.