Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 5BU
How much crime is recorded in B23 5BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Common - College Road
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
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How safe is B23 5BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 5BU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
66.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
B23 5BUNational
Violence and sexual offences47.623.6
Burglary19.09.1
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.04.6
Other crime3.21.5
Robbery2.51.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person1.42.1
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.