Crime in B5: Birmingham (south central)
data.police.uk recorded 1,651 street-level crimes at the representative point for B5 (Birmingham (south central)) in Aug 2026. The most common category was violence and sexual offences (638 reports, 38.6% of the total). The monthly total fell versus the month before. That is roughly in line with the recent 6-month average for this area.
South-central Birmingham, a dense regeneration and student district.
Crime by category in B5
Every street-level crime recorded near the B5 representative point in Aug 2026, by Home Office category, most common first:
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 638 | 38.6% |
| Shoplifting | 209 | 12.7% |
| Public order | 141 | 8.5% |
| Other theft | 134 | 8.1% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 98 | 5.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 84 | 5.1% |
| Drugs | 68 | 4.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 60 | 3.6% |
| Burglary | 60 | 3.6% |
| Possession of weapons | 51 | 3.1% |
| Theft from the person | 51 | 3.1% |
| Robbery | 34 | 2.1% |
| Other crime | 14 | 0.8% |
| Bicycle theft | 9 | 0.5% |
1,651 crimes recorded in Aug 2026. data.police.uk snaps each crime to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points, so counts describe the area around the B5 centroid, not a single street or property.
B5 crime trend: last 6 months
The monthly recorded-crime total at the B5 representative point. The recent monthly average is 1,611 crimes. A single outcode is a small sample, so read the direction rather than any single month.
Source: data.police.uk crimes-street API. The dataset publishes monthly with a ~1–2 month lag; the latest month shown is the newest the API had on the last refresh.
How safe is B5?
In Aug 2026, B5 was roughly in line with the recent 6-month average for this area. Recorded crime is not the same as risk: city-centre and high-footfall outcodes record more crime simply because more people pass through them, and recorded figures reflect reporting and policing as well as offending. Use this as area context alongside the price, flood and ground-stability picture — not in isolation.
1,651 recorded crimes · Aug 2026 · violence and sexual offences most common
See the crime mapped to one B5 address
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Frequently asked questions
How much crime is there in B5?
data.police.uk recorded 1,651 street-level crimes in B5 (Birmingham (south central)) in Aug 2026, against a recent monthly average of 1,611 over the last 6 months. The largest single category was violence and sexual offences, at 38.6% of reports. These are reports snapped to anonymised map points near the outcode centroid, not a per-property figure.
What are the most common crimes in B5?
In Aug 2026 the most common recorded categories in B5 were violence and sexual offences (638), shoplifting (209), public order (141). The full category breakdown is in the table above, taken straight from the Home Office crime categories on data.police.uk.
Is B5 getting safer or more dangerous?
Over the last 6 months of data.police.uk data, the monthly recorded-crime total for B5 fell most recently and averaged 1,611 crimes a month. A single outcode is a small sample and recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as underlying offending, so read the trend, not one month in isolation.
How accurate is the crime data for B5?
It is official Home Office data published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Each crime is snapped to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points near where it happened — never the exact address — so figures describe the area around the outcode centroid, not a single property. Search an exact address on HouseCheckup to see the crimes mapped closest to it in the full report.
Crime in nearby areas
Central Birmingham, a high-footfall retail, nightlife and regeneration core.
Harborne, a residential south-west Birmingham district.
Selly Oak and Bournville, a busy student and family district.
Prime central London around Westminster and St James's, a dense government and tourism district.
Prime central Chelsea, a low-density affluent residential district.
Battersea and Clapham Junction, a busy riverside district around one of the UK's busiest stations.
Sources
- Street-level crime data — data.police.uk (Home Office)
- Outcode geocoding — postcodes.io
Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.