Birmingham Boys

Birmingham Boys
Foundedc. 1910
Founded byBilly Kimber
Founding locationBirmingham, England
Years activec. 1910-1930
TerritoryNorthern England, The Midlands, and some neighbourhoods in London
EthnicityEnglish
Membership (est.)26
Criminal activitiesBookmaking, assault, extortion, fraud, murder, fencing, hooliganism, bribery, smuggling, hijacking and robbery
AlliesElephant and Castle Mob and Hoxton Gang, CWS
RivalsSabini gang, BuSide, 6th, Burger Boys

The Birmingham Boys (also known as the Brummagem[1] Boys or the Brum Boys) were a street gang whose power extended from the North of England to London's underworld, between the 1910s and 1930s. They lost control of the South East racecourses to the Sabini gang.[2][3][4] In modern times they gained recognition due to the TV series Peaky Blinders.

  1. ^ "Birmingham Gangs". Crime+Investigation UK. Retrieved 10 April 2022. Brummagem being slang for Birmingham
  2. ^ "UK Chaps". Gangland.net. 2002. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Barley, Nick (2001). "The Times – London A-Z Series No.1 (A Sample....) "G for Gangland London"". The Times. Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2006.
  4. ^ Shore, Heather (2001). "Undiscovered Country': Towards A History Of The Criminal 'Underworld'". School of Cultural Studies: Leeds Metropolitan University. Archived from the original (.doc) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2006.