Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B31 5LR
How much crime is recorded in B31 5LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longbridge North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,594 (2024)
B31 5LRBirmingham
How safe is B31 5LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B31 5LR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 5LRNational
Burglary14.89.1
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Anti-social behaviour0.310.7
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.