Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B15 1BD
How much crime is recorded in B15 1BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Five Ways North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,207 (2024)
B15 1BDBirmingham
How safe is B15 1BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 138.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B15 1BD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
138.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
226
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B15 1BDNational
Violence and sexual offences109.223.6
Other theft25.24.5
Burglary21.29.1
Vehicle crime14.53.5
Public order14.34.6
Shoplifting10.28.4
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Drugs8.32.4
Theft from the person8.22.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Robbery5.81.4
Bicycle theft3.71.0
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Other crime1.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.