Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B15 2LN
How much crime is recorded in B15 2LN, 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
- 1,573 (2024)
B15 2LNBirmingham
How safe is B15 2LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B15 2LN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 2LNNational
Burglary15.79.1
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Shoplifting9.38.4
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.31.4
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.