B12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Birmingham, Balsall Heath and Highgate, in Birmingham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B12, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B12 at a rate of 142.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across B.
In August 2026 alone, 315 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,465), other crime (598) and criminal damage and arson (312).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B12 was 142.6 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in B12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B12 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham 071A | 1,444 | 233.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.5% |
| Birmingham 071C | 1,655 | 198.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 73.8% |
| Birmingham 083A | 1,791 | 232.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.2% |
| Birmingham 083B | 1,972 | 112.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% |
| Birmingham 083C | 1,469 | 106.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Birmingham 083E | 1,644 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.1% |
| Birmingham 084A | 1,708 | 152.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Birmingham 084B | 1,215 | 133.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Birmingham 084C | 1,561 | 171.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| Birmingham 088F | 1,937 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Birmingham 088G | 1,678 | 64.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Birmingham 135E | 1,051 | 254.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.2% |
MPs for B12
- Shabana MahmoodLabourMP for Birmingham Ladywood62% of B12’s postcodes
- Tahir AliLabourMP for Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley38% of B12’s postcodes
- Jess PhillipsLabourMP for Birmingham Yardley0.2% of B12’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in B123
Postcode sectors in B123
Council1
Towns in B121
Postcode districts next to B125
Nearest rail stations4
More in the B postcode area2
B12 in brief
B12 is a postcode district covering Birmingham, Balsall Heath and Highgate, in Birmingham.
About 23,831 people lived in B12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £228,500 in 2025 across 152 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 142.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B12 was £228,500 in 2025.
B12 had 22,589 usual residents at the census.
In B12, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B12, 15.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.