Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B31 5FG
How much crime is recorded in B31 5FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Allens Cross
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,867 (2024)
How safe is B31 5FG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B31 5FG 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
64.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 5FGNational
Violence and sexual offences48.823.6
Shoplifting15.48.4
Burglary13.39.1
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Public order4.54.6
Other theft3.64.5
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.