Postcode sector · Birmingham
Crime in B6 5
How much crime is recorded in B6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 10,037 (2024)
B6 5Postcode sector · Birmingham
How safe is B6 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in B6 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.8
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).
B6 5National
Violence and sexual offences40.123.6
Burglary13.59.1
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Public order4.54.6
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Drugs3.42.4
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
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.