Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 5XP
How much crime is recorded in B23 5XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Common - College Road
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,562 (2024)
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How safe is B23 5XP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 5XP area, well above 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
59.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 5XPNational
Violence and sexual offences49.423.6
Burglary7.69.1
Other theft6.84.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order5.24.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.41.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.