Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B18 5SE
How much crime is recorded in B18 5SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winson Green & Gib Heath
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,248 (2024)
B18 5SEBirmingham
How safe is B18 5SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 92.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B18 5SE 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
92.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
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 5SENational
Violence and sexual offences70.123.6
Burglary28.99.1
Criminal damage and arson12.34.7
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Other theft8.64.5
Public order5.94.6
Drugs3.12.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.91.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.