Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B5 7AH
How much crime is recorded in B5 7AH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Digbeth
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,264 (2024)
B5 7AHBirmingham
How safe is B5 7AH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 85.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B5 7AH 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
85.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 7AHNational
Violence and sexual offences64.523.6
Other theft15.34.5
Vehicle crime11.43.5
Burglary8.69.1
Drugs5.72.4
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Possession of weapons3.60.9
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.