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Crime in B5 7

How much crime is recorded in B5 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
22,037 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B5 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in B5 7, well above 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
59.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B5 7National
Violence and sexual offences39.523.6
Burglary21.19.1
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Other theft8.54.5
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order6.44.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Drugs3.72.4
Robbery2.51.4
Shoplifting2.58.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime0.91.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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