Nechells
Middle areaCentral Birmingham. 7,228 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 36% of people in Nechells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Nechells
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Nechells at a rate of 137.5 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 | 448 |
| Other crime | 173 |
| Vehicle crime | 134 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 87 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 41 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Shoplifting | 27 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Nechells compares
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Is Nechells safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Nechells at a rate of 137.5 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, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Nechells.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (448), other crime (173) and vehicle crime (134).
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 Nechells alone. See Birmingham
Nechells in brief
The median price paid for a home in Nechells was £192,500 in 2025.
Nechells had 7,010 usual residents at the census.
About 36% of people in Nechells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Nechells, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.