Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B9 5SE
How much crime is recorded in B9 5SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,892 (2024)
B9 5SEBirmingham
How safe is B9 5SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B9 5SE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 5SENational
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Burglary19.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Public order2.84.6
Robbery2.51.4
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.