Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B16 8BB
How much crime is recorded in B16 8BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Five Ways North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,306 (2024)
B16 8BBBirmingham
How safe is B16 8BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B16 8BB 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
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
B16 8BBNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Other theft13.64.5
Vehicle crime11.03.5
Burglary10.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other crime1.61.5
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.