Lozells West
Middle areaNorth west Birmingham. 9,853 people in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Lozells West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lozells West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lozells West at a rate of 142.5 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 | 678 |
| Other crime | 230 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 123 |
| Vehicle crime | 83 |
| Drug offences | 69 |
| Shoplifting | 67 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Burglary | 49 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Theft from the person | 25 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lozells West compares
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Is Lozells West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lozells West at a rate of 142.5 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, 130 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lozells West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (678), other crime (230) and criminal damage and arson (123).
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 Lozells West alone. See Birmingham
Lozells West in brief
Lozells West had 9,451 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Lozells West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lozells West, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Lozells West, 19.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.