Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B15 1EL
How much crime is recorded in B15 1EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Five Ways North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,203 (2024)
B15 1ELBirmingham
How safe is B15 1EL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 127.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B15 1EL 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
127.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
199
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 1ELNational
Violence and sexual offences97.323.6
Burglary16.49.1
Other theft15.24.5
Vehicle crime14.53.5
Public order12.64.6
Shoplifting11.58.4
Drugs9.62.4
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Robbery6.91.4
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Theft from the person6.22.1
Possession of weapons4.70.9
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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200
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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.