Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B31 5AA
How much crime is recorded in B31 5AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Allens Cross
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,696 (2024)
B31 5AABirmingham
How safe is B31 5AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B31 5AA 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
56.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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).
B31 5AANational
Violence and sexual offences41.423.6
Shoplifting18.58.4
Burglary15.29.1
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Public order8.64.6
Other theft6.74.5
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Drugs4.12.4
Possession of weapons3.60.9
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.