Birchfield ward · Birmingham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 42% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (18.8 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 32.7% here, compared with 24.9% across Birmingham (7.7 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 23.4% here, compared with 29.9% across Birmingham (6.5 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Birchfield ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,626 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,502 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Birchfield ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 108 mapped crimes in September 2024; 156 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Birchfield
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
108
10
October 2024
169
11
November 2024
118
6
December 2024
96
12
January 2025
101
10
February 2025
106
8
March 2025
98
9
April 2025
141
11
May 2025
130
13
June 2025
117
12
July 2025
169
12
August 2025
149
6
September 2025
155
5
October 2025
142
7
November 2025
93
2
December 2025
128
5
January 2026
111
1
February 2026
99
3
March 2026
128
3
April 2026
125
3
May 2026
143
3
June 2026
160
7
July 2026
186
6
August 2026
156
11
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Birchfield
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
920
criminal damage arson
138
vehicle crime
98
other theft
95
public order
78
burglary
74
drugs
71
possession of weapons
47
robbery
42
other crime
31
theft from the person
20
bicycle theft
8
shoplifting
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
