Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B47 5RL
How much crime is recorded in B47 5RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollywood & Drakes Cross
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,618 (2024)
B47 5RLBirmingham
How safe is B47 5RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B47 5RL 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
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 5RLNational
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other theft0.94.5
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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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.