Gun and knife crime: The 12 Birmingham neighbourhoods where people are caught with weapons most often

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Published 20th Feb 2025, 16:38 BST

Updated 20th Feb 2025, 16:45 BST

Discover Birmingham’s top neighbourhoods for possession of weapons as new data reveals hotspots across the city

Gun and knife crime is a key issue in Birmingham, with the county experiencing a number of high-profile weapon-related incidents over the last few years.

Now, the city’s weapons hotspots can be revealed, with new data showing the neighbourhoods which have seen the most people found by West Midlands Police to be carrying weapons.

The data is for the period from December 2023 to November 2024 - which is the most recent time period for which the figures are available - with the rankings based on the number of people found in possession of weapons, per 1,000 residents.

In the central area, there were 85.8 neighbourhood-level incidents of possession of a weapon per 1,000 residents

1. Birmingham Central 138A

In the central area, there were 85.8 neighbourhood-level incidents of possession of a weapon per 1,000 residents Photo: Submitted

There were 13.9 neighbourhood-level incidents of possession of a weapon per 1,000 residents

2. Birchfield East

There were 13.9 neighbourhood-level incidents of possession of a weapon per 1,000 residents | Birchfield East

There were 13.8 neighbourhood-level incidents of possession of a weapon per 1,000 residents

3. Central 138D

There were 13.8 neighbourhood-level incidents of possession of a weapon per 1,000 residents | Birmingham city council

There were 10.5 neighbourhood-level incidents of possession of a weapon per 1,000 residents

4. Digbeth

There were 10.5 neighbourhood-level incidents of possession of a weapon per 1,000 residents | Getty Images