Crime in Birmingham, United Kingdom

Crime rates in Birmingham, United Kingdom

Level of crime	70.96	High
Crime increasing in the past 5 years	74.74	High
Worries home broken and things stolen	57.59	Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed	63.26	High
Worries car stolen	59.02	Moderate
Worries things from car stolen	60.52	High
Worries attacked	61.84	High
Worries being insulted	64.44	High
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion	49.81	Moderate
Problem people using or dealing drugs	76.11	High
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft	69.11	High
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery	65.04	High
Problem corruption and bribery	46.86	Moderate

Safety in Birmingham, United Kingdom

Safety walking alone during daylight		48.77	Moderate
Safety walking alone during night		25.45	Low

Contributors: 286

Last update: 5 January 2026

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

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Crime in Leicester	43.46 miles
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Crime in Cheltenham	50.45 miles
Crime in Nottingham	51.63 miles

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12 Comments so far

Anonymous on Jan 01, 2026:

I have been taking a look at these rankings because i heard that Numbeo team usually shook them up right before the mid year updates to fit their agenda, and i have found it to be true, an user uploaded the rankings 12h ago which has been sitting still for atleast a month. Remember Numbeo clears bot entries in a 24h window. And i also have a screenshot on the december 13 which shows the rankings being the same, so it can only be manual work. And as of today the rankings are completely different, be careful with that website they change the rankings right before mid year updates to fit their agenda. Especially pushing UK cities which if we compare crime rates, some shouldn’t be top 5-10. While also deliberating hiding cities like Rennes and Charleroi.

The tweet : https://x.com/goonerpires/status/2001391054423982141?s=46
My screenshot : https://prnt.sc/gdjNMfQgTuhe

fokmozlams on Jul 08, 2024:

its a bit burqa land init with mosques everywhere and police dont exist

Superior EU on Apr 27, 2024:

There is only white crackheads and violent migrant rapists in Birmingham

jon on Apr 10, 2024:

avoid being gay or jewish here, the local population might get offended and angry by it

Objective Dutch Guy on Mar 04, 2024:

I don't live or ever been to the UK I just saw a video of someone walking through Birmingham and it looks like a shithole! Greetings from the Netherlands.

samuel r on Mar 05, 2023:

i live in sparkbrook as a white person and totally agree with harry i have never been attacked or robbed and the people here are much nicer and help you a lot more when in need then when i was livng in a mostly white area near london
if people say dont come to sparkbrook or alum rock they are lying

Fred on Nov 15, 2022:

Absolute worst place in the world full of thugs and foreigners probably the most run down city in the uk, public transport is terrible, the only food you can get is Indian or fried chicken, the locals are really unfriendly and you have to constantly check your surroundings just to make sure it’s safe anyone thinking of moving here I would suggest otherwise

Hamza on Oct 28, 2022:

Worst place I’ve ever lived everywhere stinks and is like living in a slum I’ve lived hear for 2 years and have already been burgled, robbed by a crackhead for my bike and have witnessed countless brawls and stabbings however there are places worth visiting or living in but the risk definitely outweighs the reward

Harry on Jul 05, 2022:

As a white person who lives in a “non white area” I can tell you I have never been robbed or attacked and feel safer than when I lived in my white area kingstanding I live in bordesley green now and to be honest there is no such thing as a non white area it’s just something racists made up to make immigration look bad but forget that Birmingham is dangerous especially if your an outsider if you are going to visit stick to city centre or more tourist friendly areas like harbourne, edgebaston and Solihull but even then be careful as inner city thugs often patrol the suburbs committing street robbery’s

Anonymous on Dec 30, 2021:

well there has been times when this city with 2 million people have more murders than london in total, also london having 8 million people

Anonymous on Oct 03, 2020:

All these boomers thinking the world is gonna end. LOL

Anonymous on Sep 08, 2020:

A Somalian guy stabbed 8 people in the city centre and it surprised no one. Crime has increased along with ethnic minority culture and joblessness among the youth. Postcode gangs have a long history in Brum, and migrants from the third world have made it more deadly. If you’re white, don’t go looking for trouble out at night or even daytime in some areas. Best to live in somewhere like Shirley but soon I’m sure BLM racists will come through anyway asking for reparations with knives.

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Index
Crime Index:	63.94
Safety Index:	36.06