Recorded crime rate in Birmingham
West Midlands · Community Safety Partnership · financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)
What is the recorded crime rate in Birmingham and how does it compare with other areas?
Birmingham (West Midlands) recorded 204.3 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) — 37% above the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000, ranking 27 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships. Gera Local Crime Index: 86/100. Source: Home Office CSP open data, published 23 April 2026.
Gera Local Crime Index — Birmingham
Rank 27 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships · 204.3 offences / 1,000 residents
37% above the CSP-level average of 149.3 / 1,000
- Recorded crime / 1,000
- 204.3
- Total recorded offences
- 239,032
- vs CSP average
- +37%
- Gera Local Crime Index
- 86 /100
- National rank
- #27 of 310
- Population (ONS 2023)
- 1170k
Offence breakdown — Birmingham
Rate per 1,000 residents, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025).
| Offence group | Rate / 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Violence against the person | 82.3 |
| Theft offences | 64.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16.0 |
| Public order offences | 12.7 |
| Drug offences | 6.5 |
| Robbery | 5.6 |
Note: fraud is recorded centrally (not by area) and is excluded from all figures. Sexual offences and miscellaneous crimes against society are included in the total but not shown individually to preserve data sensitivity.
Compare Birmingham with other areas
Sort all 310 CSPs by offence type — or filter to West Midlands areas only.
Showing top 7 areas · Total crime rate per 1,000 residents · financial year 2024/25 (Apr 2024–Mar 2025) · Home Office CSP open data, OGL v3.0
| Area (CSP) | Police force | Total / 1,000 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham(this page) | West Midlands | 204.3 | 27 |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 172.9 | 68 |
| Sandwell | West Midlands | 169.8 | 76 |
| Walsall | West Midlands | 166.8 | 81 |
| Coventry | West Midlands | 166.5 | 82 |
| Solihull | West Midlands | 139.7 | 139 |
| Dudley | West Midlands | 133.7 | 152 |
Rates are per 1,000 resident population. These are neutral official statistics — recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population, not how safe a place is.
Birmingham crime — frequently asked questions
- What is the recorded crime rate in Birmingham?
- Birmingham recorded 204.3 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (239,032 recorded offences across a population of 1,170,238), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics at Community Safety Partnership level.
- How does Birmingham's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?
- Birmingham ranks 27 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 204.3 per 1,000 is 37% above the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.
- What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Birmingham?
- Birmingham scores 86/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
- What is the violence against the person rate in Birmingham?
- Police recorded 82.3 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Birmingham in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.
- What is the theft offence rate in Birmingham?
- There were 64.5 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Birmingham in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.
- Which police force covers Birmingham?
- Birmingham falls within the West Midlands police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by West Midlands at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.
- Where does this Birmingham crime data come from?
- These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Other CSPs in West Midlands
Also see: West Midlands police force area crime rate (PFA level) and the Gera Liveability Index.
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Search rentals in BirminghamReference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023 local authority estimates). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) + ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gera Local Crime Index methodology at /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.