Postcode sector · Birmingham
Crime in B5 4
How much crime is recorded in B5 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 10,231 (2024)
B5 4Postcode sector · Birmingham
How safe is B5 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 117.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in B5 4, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
117.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
269
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).
B5 4National
Violence and sexual offences90.523.6
Burglary66.49.1
Shoplifting60.38.4
Other theft21.04.5
Public order20.74.6
Drugs14.32.4
Criminal damage and arson12.54.7
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Theft from the person8.72.1
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Robbery7.21.4
Possession of weapons5.80.9
Other crime2.21.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.