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Crime in B31 5

How much crime is recorded in B31 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
23,460 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B31 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B31 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
47.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B31 5National
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Burglary16.19.1
Shoplifting8.58.4
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.84.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

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.

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