Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B7 5SR
How much crime is recorded in B7 5SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nechells
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,831 (2024)
B7 5SRBirmingham
How safe is B7 5SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 67.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B7 5SR area, 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
67.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 5SRNational
Violence and sexual offences47.523.6
Burglary21.99.1
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Other theft9.74.5
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order6.74.6
Drugs4.22.4
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Shoplifting3.08.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.