Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B5
How much crime is recorded in B5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 40,683 (2024)
B5Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 81.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in B5, more than double 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
81.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
167
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).
B5National
Violence and sexual offences60.223.6
Burglary38.69.1
Shoplifting26.58.4
Other theft13.44.5
Public order12.84.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Drugs8.52.4
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Theft from the person4.62.1
Robbery4.61.4
Possession of weapons3.70.9
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.