Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B37 5BE
How much crime is recorded in B37 5BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordbridge
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,780 (2024)
B37 5BEBirmingham
How safe is B37 5BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B37 5BE area, 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
53.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
B37 5BENational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Vehicle crime16.23.5
Burglary12.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Public order4.64.6
Other theft4.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.