Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B5 4EJ
How much crime is recorded in B5 4EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Digbeth
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,898 (2024)
B5 4EJBirmingham
How safe is B5 4EJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 170.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B5 4EJ area, 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
170.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
389
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 4EJNational
Violence and sexual offences126.023.6
Burglary114.29.1
Shoplifting87.58.4
Other theft31.54.5
Public order31.24.6
Theft from the person18.62.1
Drugs16.92.4
Vehicle crime15.63.5
Criminal damage and arson14.34.7
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Robbery12.21.4
Possession of weapons7.70.9
Other crime3.81.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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100
200
300
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.