Central
Middle areaSouth west Birmingham. 7,543 people in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central at a rate of 920.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,354 |
| Shoplifting | 1,563 |
| Other crime | 1,351 |
| Drug offences | 342 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 306 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 296 |
| Vehicle crime | 227 |
| Theft from the person | 180 |
| Robbery | 177 |
| Burglary | 145 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central at a rate of 920.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 630 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,354), shoplifting (1,563) and other crime (1,351).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Birmingham
These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Central alone. See Birmingham
Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central was £198,475 in 2025.
Central had 6,145 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.