Community Safety Analyst

Wmjobs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Membership of West Midlands Pension

Enhanced Holiday Entitlement

My Rewards Scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking two Community Safety Analysts to join the Community Safety Team. This important role focuses on evidence-led decision-making across the Birmingham Community Safety Partnership, turning complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders.

You will lead strategic and tactical analysis, develop performance metrics, and present findings to stakeholders, ensuring data governance and GDPR compliance throughout.

Qualifications

• Significant experience analysing data within community safety, crime, criminal justice, local government, or related public sector environment.
• Experience working with large and complex datasets across multiple agencies and stakeholders.
• Proven track record of producing high-quality analytical outputs that influence strategy, policy, and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead Strategic Analysis: produce and refresh the Strategic Needs Assessment (SNA) and shape city-wide community safety priorities with internal and external data.
• Deliver Tactical Insight: create problem profiles and hotspot analysis using methods like SARA; support targeted interventions.
• Drive Performance & Impact: develop performance frameworks and KPIs; create dashboards to communicate insights.

Skills

Strategic analysis

Data governance

Problem-solving

Data interpretation

Reporting to senior leaders

Power BI

Excel

GIS

Education

Criminology

Statistics

Data analysis

Public policy

Tools

Power BI

GIS

Excel

Job description

Community Safety Analyst

Permanent

Grade D - £45,091 - £53,460

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Birmingham City Council is seeking two Community Safety Analysts to join our Community Safety Team. This is a pivotal role at the heart of the Birmingham Community Safety Partnership (BCSP), acting as the central intelligence resource that drives evidence-led decision-making.

You will provide both strategic insight and operational analysis to tackle crime, anti-social behaviour, and emerging community safety risks across the city.

What you’ll do...

• Lead Strategic Analysis
  • Produce and refresh the Strategic Needs Assessment (SNA), shaping city-wide community safety priorities working with and making use of internal and external partners data and intel.
  • Analyse complex datasets to identify trends, risks, and emerging issues
  • Translate data into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leaders
• Deliver Tactical Insight
  • Produce problem profiles and hotspot analysis using problem-oriented policing methods (e. g. SARA model)
  • Provide intelligence to support targeted interventions and frontline services
  • Support Local Community Safety Partnerships with place-based analysis
• Drive Performance & Impact
  • Develop and manage performance frameworks and KPIs
  • Evaluate the impact of interventions and partnership activity
  • Create dashboards and visualisations (e. g. Power BI) to communicate insights
• Ensure Data Governance Excellence
  • Manage complex multi-agency datasets with a strong focus on data quality, security, and integrity
  • Ensure compliance with GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and Crime and Disorder Act 1998
• Influence and Communicate
  • Present findings to senior stakeholders, partnerships, and decision-making forums
  • Contribute to funding bids, strategies, and service improvement plans

What you’ll need...

We’re seeking an experienced analyst with a passion for using data and intelligence to improve community safety outcomes. You’ll bring a strong analytical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable insights that inform strategic and operational decision-making.

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Significant experience analysing data within community safety, crime, criminal justice, local government, or a related public sector environment.
• Experience working with large and complex datasets, ideally across multiple agencies and stakeholders.
• A proven track record of producing high-quality analytical outputs that influence strategy, policy, and service delivery.
• Advanced analytical and numerical skills, with experience identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for intervention.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data visualisation tools such as Power BI, with GIS experience desirable.
• The ability to communicate complex information clearly through reports, presentations, and data visualisations to a range of audiences.
• Knowledge of intelligence and crime analysis techniques, research methodologies, and performance management approaches.
• A sound understanding of data protection, information governance, GDPR, and information-sharing frameworks.
• A degree-level qualification in a relevant discipline, such as criminology, statistics, data analysis, social research, or public policy, or equivalent professional experience.

If you’re passionate about turning data into meaningful action and want your work to have a visible impact, we’d love to hear from you. Join a collaborative team committed to tackling complex community safety challenges and delivering positive change across Birmingham.

What we offer in return...

• Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund – with generous employer contributions
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days, increasing with length of service
• My Rewards Scheme – access to over 800 brands providing discounts and savings
• Health and wellbeing support – independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

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