Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B5 7BU
How much crime is recorded in B5 7BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sparkbrook North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,652 (2024)
B5 7BUBirmingham
How safe is B5 7BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 92.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B5 7BU 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
92.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
149
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 7BUNational
Violence and sexual offences58.223.6
Burglary39.19.1
Vehicle crime16.23.5
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Shoplifting8.38.4
Drugs7.52.4
Other theft7.04.5
Public order6.64.6
Robbery6.01.4
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Other crime2.01.5
Theft from the person1.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.