Postcode sector · Birmingham
Crime in B5 6
How much crime is recorded in B5 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 13,236 (2024)
B5 6Postcode sector · Birmingham
How safe is B5 6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 107.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B5 6, 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
107.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
221
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences75.123.6
Burglary49.79.1
Shoplifting36.68.4
Other theft18.04.5
Public order15.94.6
Vehicle crime15.03.5
Criminal damage and arson14.04.7
Drugs10.82.4
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Theft from the person7.72.1
Robbery6.41.4
Possession of weapons4.50.9
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.