Northfield 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: 13% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (10.8 percentage points lower).
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.
Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (7.3 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
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: 18.4% here, compared with 24.9% across Birmingham (6.5 percentage points lower).
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.
Police-recorded locations for Northfield ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,271 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,253 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Northfield 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: 109 mapped crimes in September 2024; 105 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 · Northfield
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
109
10
October 2024
97
9
November 2024
91
14
December 2024
107
16
January 2025
103
11
February 2025
84
7
March 2025
115
10
April 2025
89
10
May 2025
80
10
June 2025
148
14
July 2025
116
15
August 2025
114
5
September 2025
131
9
October 2025
117
6
November 2025
104
2
December 2025
113
0
January 2026
95
7
February 2026
79
2
March 2026
128
6
April 2026
95
4
May 2026
98
6
June 2026
105
6
July 2026
101
3
August 2026
105
3
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Northfield
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
416
shoplifting
273
public order
101
vehicle crime
96
burglary
81
criminal damage arson
79
other theft
64
drugs
43
possession of weapons
43
robbery
26
other crime
24
theft from the person
20
bicycle theft
5
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.
