Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B7 5BD
How much crime is recorded in B7 5BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nechells
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,539 (2024)
B7 5BDBirmingham
How safe is B7 5BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B7 5BD area, 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
50.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).
B7 5BDNational
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Vehicle crime11.63.5
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Burglary4.39.1
Public order2.94.6
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Other theft2.44.5
Robbery1.81.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.