Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 5BD
How much crime is recorded in B29 5BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shenley Lane
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,594 (2024)
B29 5BDBirmingham
How safe is B29 5BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 5BD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).
B29 5BDNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.