Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B18 5NB
How much crime is recorded in B18 5NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winson Green & Gib Heath
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,309 (2024)
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How safe is B18 5NB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 112.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B18 5NB 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
112.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
159
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 5NBNational
Violence and sexual offences77.323.6
Burglary32.79.1
Vehicle crime17.93.5
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Public order9.34.6
Other theft8.94.5
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Possession of weapons5.30.9
Robbery4.21.4
Theft from the person4.12.1
Drugs4.12.4
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.