Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B47 5NU
How much crime is recorded in B47 5NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollywood & Drakes Cross
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,240 (2024)
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How safe is B47 5NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B47 5NU 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 5NUNational
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Burglary7.29.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other theft1.04.5
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.