Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B37 5DQ
How much crime is recorded in B37 5DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordbridge
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,472 (2024)
B37 5DQBirmingham
How safe is B37 5DQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B37 5DQ 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
65.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 5DQNational
Violence and sexual offences41.723.6
Burglary30.29.1
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Public order7.04.6
Other theft6.24.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Possession of weapons3.60.9
Other crime3.51.5
Drugs3.32.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.