Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B18 5BD
How much crime is recorded in B18 5BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hockley & Jewellery Quarter
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,644 (2024)
B18 5BDBirmingham
How safe is B18 5BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 100.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B18 5BD 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
100.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
278
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).
B18 5BDNational
Other theft71.34.5
Shoplifting61.58.4
Violence and sexual offences56.923.6
Burglary44.69.1
Vehicle crime16.63.5
Criminal damage and arson15.34.7
Robbery11.91.4
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Public order10.44.6
Possession of weapons4.50.9
Drugs3.32.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.