Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B5 7QS
How much crime is recorded in B5 7QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston South & University
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,714 (2024)
B5 7QSBirmingham
How safe is B5 7QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B5 7QS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 7QSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Burglary16.29.1
Other theft6.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.