Upper Witton
Middle areaNorth Birmingham. 7,637 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 96% of people in Upper Witton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Upper Witton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upper Witton at a rate of 74.5 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 | 304 |
| Other crime | 93 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Vehicle crime | 48 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Upper Witton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Upper Witton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upper Witton at a rate of 74.5 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, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Upper Witton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (304), other crime (93) and criminal damage and arson (49).
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 Upper Witton alone. See Birmingham
Upper Witton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Upper Witton was £200,000 in 2025.
Upper Witton had 7,320 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in Upper Witton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Upper Witton, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.