Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 5BW
How much crime is recorded in B23 5BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Common - College Road
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,951 (2024)
B23 5BWBirmingham
How safe is B23 5BW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 5BW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 5BWNational
Violence and sexual offences36.723.6
Burglary13.39.1
Public order7.94.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime3.11.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Robbery2.11.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.