Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B9 5DS
How much crime is recorded in B9 5DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bordesley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,634 (2024)
B9 5DSBirmingham
How safe is B9 5DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B9 5DS 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
64.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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 5DSNational
Violence and sexual offences37.623.6
Burglary22.09.1
Vehicle crime12.93.5
Shoplifting12.08.4
Other theft11.84.5
Public order9.34.6
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Robbery5.71.4
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.