Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B9 5AZ
How much crime is recorded in B9 5AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bordesley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,918 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
How safe is B9 5AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 76.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B9 5AZ 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
76.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
144
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B9 5AZNational
Violence and sexual offences41.323.6
Burglary27.19.1
Shoplifting25.98.4
Vehicle crime20.03.5
Public order11.34.6
Other theft8.74.5
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Robbery6.91.4
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Possession of weapons3.70.9
Drugs3.62.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.