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Lozells

Ward

North west Birmingham. About 12,461 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Lozells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,119
1,553rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
17.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lozells compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

LozellsMiddle
Population69 wards, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 9,300 to 28,025. The middle area is 15,059. Lozells is 12,119.
12,11926th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares69 wards, Birmingham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Lozells is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage69 wards, Birmingham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 73.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.8%. Lozells is 98.9%.
98.9%joint 11th highest
Claimant rate69 wards, Birmingham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 2.2% to 20.1%. The middle area is 8.7%. Lozells is 17.6%.
17.6%joint 5th highest

Is Lozells safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lozells at a rate of 120.2 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, 140 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lozells.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (786), other crime (253) and criminal damage and arson (132).

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 ward, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Lozells alone. See Birmingham

Average house price
£234,257
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,989
Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.1
5th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lozells in brief

Lozells had 12,119 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Lozells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lozells, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lozells, 17.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.