Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B16 8JQ
How much crime is recorded in B16 8JQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Five Ways North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,551 (2024)
B16 8JQBirmingham
How safe is B16 8JQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B16 8JQ 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
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 8JQNational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Burglary10.49.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft4.34.5
Robbery3.01.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs2.52.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.