Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B9 5RL
How much crime is recorded in B9 5RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bordesley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,485 (2024)
B9 5RLBirmingham
How safe is B9 5RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B9 5RL area, above 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 5RLNational
Violence and sexual offences32.123.6
Burglary13.49.1
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.