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Crime in B18 5PH

How much crime is recorded in B18 5PH, 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)
Status
No longer in use
Crime

How safe is B18 5PH

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 5PH 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
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

B18 5PHNational
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
Trend

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.

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