Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 5SS
How much crime is recorded in B29 5SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- California
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
B29 5SSBirmingham
How safe is B29 5SS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 5SS 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 5SSNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Burglary11.09.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.61.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.