Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 5GW
How much crime is recorded in B23 5GW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Common - College Road
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,103 (2024)
B23 5GWBirmingham
How safe is B23 5GW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 5GW 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
65.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 5GWNational
Violence and sexual offences48.423.6
Burglary15.19.1
Vehicle crime9.73.5
Shoplifting9.28.4
Public order7.34.6
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft3.84.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Theft from the person1.62.1
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.