Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B37 5ET
How much crime is recorded in B37 5ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sheldon North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
B37 5ETBirmingham
How safe is B37 5ET
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B37 5ET area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 5ETNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary12.49.1
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Shoplifting3.58.4
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.61.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Public order0.34.6
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.