Postcode sector · Birmingham
Crime in B5 5
How much crime is recorded in B5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 15,050 (2024)
B5 5Postcode sector · Birmingham
How safe is B5 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 78.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B5 5, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
78.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
168
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 5National
Burglary78.59.1
Violence and sexual offences57.023.6
Shoplifting29.48.4
Other theft13.14.5
Public order12.84.6
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Drugs9.22.4
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Theft from the person5.62.1
Robbery4.91.4
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.