Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B5 7RD
How much crime is recorded in B5 7RD, 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
- 1,908 (2024)
B5 7RDBirmingham
How safe is B5 7RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B5 7RD 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
60.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 7RDNational
Violence and sexual offences41.523.6
Burglary18.49.1
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft6.94.5
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Public order5.14.6
Drugs4.42.4
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Possession of weapons4.10.9
Robbery2.61.4
Shoplifting2.18.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.