Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B15 2ES
How much crime is recorded in B15 2ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,558 (2024)
B15 2ESBirmingham
How safe is B15 2ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B15 2ES area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 2ESNational
Burglary21.79.1
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Other theft3.04.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Drugs1.22.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.