Category B

HMP Birmingham

Birmingham, WEST MIDLANDS, United Kingdom

Birmingham Prison is a men’s prison in the Winson Green area of Birmingham.

Profile fields are derived from published HMPPS listing data. Narrative sections below summarise published listing details; they are not independent inspections or reports.

Prison information

Contacting and visiting

Address: Winson Green Road, Birmingham, B18 4AS
Phone: 0121 598 8000
Booking a visit: Request a social visit on GOV.UK
HMP Birmingham booking a visit
How prison visits work
Visits booking line: 0333 207 2490Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm
Visits booking email: visits.birmingham@justice.gov.uk
Sending money: Send money to someone in prison on GOV.UK
Post and letters: Include the prisoners name and prison number on the envelope.
How to address a letter to a UK prison
Can you send pictures in prison letters?
Email a prisoner: Email a Prisoner service: GOV.UK guidance
Phone calls: Letters, video and telephone calls on GOV.UK
Life inside prison: phone calls and family contact
Official page: Official prison page (GOV.UK)

Rules and services change. Check with the prison or the official service before you visit, send money or post anything. Prisons Online is an independent directory, not an official government service.

Exterior view of HMP Birmingham — ‘HM Prison Birmingham, Winson Green - geograph.org.uk - 7717860’ by Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Security / category: Category B
Operator: Public Sector Prison
Capacity: Not listed
Opened: Not listed
Gender (listing): Mens Prison
Cohort: Reception & Resettlement
Predominant function: Reception
Prison sub-group 1: PUBLIC SECTOR PRISONS NORTH
Type (listing): Reception & Resettlement · Reception

Capacity and opening year are not listed for this establishment. Check the official operator's page for current figures.

What type of prison is HMP Birmingham?

In the HMPPS listing, HMP Birmingham is recorded as a Category B local prison for adult men. It also has a resettlement role.

Overview

Birmingham Prison is a men’s prison in the Winson Green area of Birmingham.

Prison Life

Cohort: Reception & Resettlement. Predominant function: Reception. Gender provision: Mens Prison. Day-to-day regime details should be confirmed with the establishment or official prison finder information.

How to visit HMP Birmingham

For visits and bookings, contact the establishment on 0121 598 8000. Booking steps and ID rules are not universal; verify the latest instructions with the establishment.

Before you visit HMP Birmingham

If you are organising a visit, confirm how bookings work for this jurisdiction and allow time for approvals where they exist. Visitor requirements change; verifying rules shortly before the date reduces the risk of being turned away at the gate. One prison’s procedures are not a template for every other site—always confirm details for the specific place you are visiting.

For a step-by-step overview, read how prison visits work — then confirm every rule with the operator for this establishment.