Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B5 7NH
How much crime is recorded in B5 7NH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,957 (2024)
B5 7NHBirmingham
How safe is B5 7NH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B5 7NH area, 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
56.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 7NHNational
Violence and sexual offences37.123.6
Burglary13.99.1
Vehicle crime11.93.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.14.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Drugs1.92.4
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.