Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B5 7ST
How much crime is recorded in B5 7ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston South & University
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,517 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
B5 7STBirmingham
How safe is B5 7ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B5 7ST area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B5 7STNational
Burglary24.19.1
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Other theft6.54.5
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.72.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.