Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B9 5DJ
How much crime is recorded in B9 5DJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bordesley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,918 (2024)
B9 5DJBirmingham
How safe is B9 5DJ
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 5DJ 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B9 5DJNational
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.