Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B15 1LH
How much crime is recorded in B15 1LH, 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)
How safe is B15 1LH
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 1LH 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B15 1LHNational
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.