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Crime in B73 5

How much crime is recorded in B73 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
24,373 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B73 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in B73 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B73 5National
Shoplifting26.18.4
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Burglary12.49.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Robbery2.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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