Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 5PG
How much crime is recorded in B29 5PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bartley Green & Shenley Fields
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,645 (2024)
B29 5PGBirmingham
How safe is B29 5PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 5PG 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
63.2
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).
B29 5PGNational
Violence and sexual offences46.323.6
Burglary13.39.1
Public order12.24.6
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Other crime2.71.5
Other theft2.74.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.