Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B5 5TP
How much crime is recorded in B5 5TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bordesley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,803 (2024)
B5 5TPBirmingham
How safe is B5 5TP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 105.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B5 5TP 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
105.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
172
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 5TPNational
Violence and sexual offences75.923.6
Burglary55.69.1
Criminal damage and arson15.74.7
Other theft14.24.5
Vehicle crime13.23.5
Public order13.04.6
Drugs6.92.4
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Theft from the person5.82.1
Robbery5.71.4
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Shoplifting2.18.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Other crime1.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.