Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B47 5ND
How much crime is recorded in B47 5ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollywood & Drakes Cross
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
B47 5NDBirmingham
How safe is B47 5ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B47 5ND area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
B47 5NDNational
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Other theft5.24.5
Burglary4.29.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Shoplifting1.68.4
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Public order0.84.6
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.