Small Heath 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?
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 37.2% here, compared with 24.9% across Birmingham (12.2 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 no qualifications: 34.3% here, compared with 23.9% across Birmingham (10.4 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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: 19.6% here, compared with 29.9% across Birmingham (10.2 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 Small Heath 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 1,611 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Small Heath 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: 142 mapped crimes in September 2024; 123 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 · Small Heath
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
142
14
October 2024
129
9
November 2024
111
13
December 2024
124
10
January 2025
104
8
February 2025
130
13
March 2025
132
11
April 2025
131
21
May 2025
158
10
June 2025
127
11
July 2025
153
7
August 2025
170
10
September 2025
144
5
October 2025
140
6
November 2025
124
4
December 2025
124
3
January 2026
130
3
February 2026
106
3
March 2026
134
4
April 2026
146
2
May 2026
172
2
June 2026
158
1
July 2026
125
2
August 2026
123
2
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Small Heath
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
849
criminal damage arson
158
vehicle crime
131
public order
89
other theft
83
burglary
72
possession of weapons
60
drugs
52
robbery
48
other crime
37
shoplifting
26
theft from the person
15
bicycle theft
6
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.
