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Other theft in Birmingham 12 months to June 2026
7.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 8,860 other theft offences in Birmingham in the 12 months to June 2026, down 3.9% (356) on the previous 12 months. That is 7.5 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 1,176,960 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 500 1k 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 1,182 offences October 2011: 1,172 offences November 2011: 1,159 offences December 2011: 1,072 offences January 2012: 1,053 offences February 2012: 1,024 offences March 2012: 988 offences April 2012: 965 offences May 2012: 978 offences June 2012: 966 offences July 2012: 988 offences August 2012: 960 offences September 2012: 993 offences October 2012: 948 offences November 2012: 986 offences December 2012: 820 offences January 2013: 715 offences February 2013: 861 offences March 2013: 921 offences April 2013: 863 offences May 2013: 786 offences June 2013: 692 offences July 2013: 863 offences August 2013: 778 offences September 2013: 739 offences October 2013: 715 offences November 2013: 763 offences December 2013: 688 offences January 2014: 700 offences February 2014: 676 offences March 2014: 767 offences April 2014: 769 offences May 2014: 676 offences June 2014: 758 offences July 2014: 768 offences August 2014: 730 offences September 2014: 711 offences October 2014: 765 offences November 2014: 685 offences December 2014: 694 offences January 2015: 670 offences February 2015: 670 offences March 2015: 689 offences April 2015: 664 offences May 2015: 686 offences June 2015: 722 offences July 2015: 698 offences August 2015: 748 offences September 2015: 696 offences October 2015: 670 offences November 2015: 690 offences December 2015: 595 offences January 2016: 703 offences February 2016: 558 offences March 2016: 682 offences April 2016: 633 offences May 2016: 742 offences June 2016: 723 offences July 2016: 748 offences August 2016: 691 offences September 2016: 719 offences October 2016: 742 offences November 2016: 842 offences December 2016: 717 offences January 2017: 703 offences February 2017: 797 offences March 2017: 822 offences April 2017: 840 offences May 2017: 923 offences June 2017: 860 offences July 2017: 838 offences August 2017: 987 offences September 2017: 801 offences October 2017: 894 offences November 2017: 830 offences December 2017: 745 offences January 2018: 813 offences February 2018: 788 offences March 2018: 843 offences April 2018: 838 offences May 2018: 900 offences June 2018: 891 offences July 2018: 953 offences August 2018: 963 offences September 2018: 818 offences October 2018: 982 offences November 2018: 913 offences December 2018: 856 offences January 2019: 896 offences February 2019: 751 offences March 2019: 794 offences April 2019: 749 offences May 2019: 844 offences June 2019: 917 offences July 2019: 832 offences August 2019: 797 offences September 2019: 752 offences October 2019: 814 offences November 2019: 729 offences December 2019: 771 offences January 2020: 769 offences February 2020: 796 offences March 2020: 671 offences April 2020: 465 offences May 2020: 511 offences June 2020: 584 offences July 2020: 681 offences August 2020: 617 offences September 2020: 674 offences October 2020: 662 offences November 2020: 678 offences December 2020: 657 offences January 2021: 639 offences February 2021: 573 offences March 2021: 682 offences April 2021: 719 offences May 2021: 735 offences June 2021: 893 offences July 2021: 832 offences August 2021: 797 offences September 2021: 798 offences October 2021: 883 offences November 2021: 935 offences December 2021: 928 offences January 2022: 833 offences February 2022: 828 offences March 2022: 978 offences April 2022: 924 offences May 2022: 962 offences June 2022: 1,052 offences July 2022: 1,075 offences August 2022: 1,051 offences September 2022: 1,003 offences October 2022: 1,069 offences November 2022: 1,021 offences December 2022: 1,077 offences January 2023: 967 offences February 2023: 933 offences March 2023: 1,034 offences April 2023: 965 offences May 2023: 983 offences June 2023: 958 offences July 2023: 1,005 offences August 2023: 917 offences September 2023: 888 offences October 2023: 990 offences November 2023: 927 offences December 2023: 945 offences January 2024: 891 offences February 2024: 830 offences March 2024: 885 offences April 2024: 921 offences May 2024: 961 offences June 2024: 871 offences July 2024: 903 offences August 2024: 927 offences September 2024: 932 offences October 2024: 820 offences November 2024: 718 offences December 2024: 726 offences January 2025: 713 offences February 2025: 632 offences March 2025: 691 offences April 2025: 732 offences May 2025: 738 offences June 2025: 684 offences July 2025: 794 offences August 2025: 801 offences September 2025: 718 offences October 2025: 700 offences November 2025: 728 offences December 2025: 720 offences January 2026: 650 offences February 2026: 680 offences March 2026: 714 offences April 2026: 748 offences May 2026: 764 offences June 2026: 843 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 24,695 (partial) — — June 2012 10,856 10.0 2012 June 2013 2,904 2.7 2013 June 2014 1,050 1.0 2014 June 2015 965 0.9 2015 June 2016 1,113 1.0 2016 June 2017 1,281 1.1 2017 June 2018 1,619 1.4 2018 June 2019 1,629 1.4 2019 June 2020 1,857 1.6 2020 June 2021 2,618 2.3 2021 June 2022 2,561 2.2 2022 June 2023 2,414 2.1 2023 June 2024 2,371 2.0 2024 June 2025 2,832 2.4 2025 June 2026 2,564 2.2 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Birmingham Violence and sexual offences 62,138 offences 52.8per 1,000 Shoplifting 12,627 offences 10.7per 1,000 Vehicle crime 12,274 offences 10.4per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 11,157 offences 9.5per 1,000 Public order 8,755 offences 7.4per 1,000 Burglary 6,702 offences 5.7per 1,000 Drugs 4,832 offences 4.1per 1,000 Robbery 3,709 offences 3.2per 1,000 Possession of weapons 3,506 offences 3.0per 1,000 Other crime 2,564 offences 2.2per 1,000 Theft from the person 1,642 offences 1.4per 1,000 Bicycle theft 698 offences 0.6per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Birmingham