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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in B5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

B5 recorded 318 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.1 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 3.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring55.36 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment318 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 3.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

318
trending_down -15.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

55.36per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

883

Within B5 district

Birmingham

77,613

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Nightclub Map
total: 30 Violence and sexual offences: 13 Other theft: 6
30
Parking Area Map
total: 29 Shoplifting: 18 Other theft: 3
29
Hurst Street Map
total: 27 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Shoplifting: 8
27
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Vehicle crime: 3
16
Essex Street Map
total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Other theft: 4
15
Dean Street Map
total: 12 Public order: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3
12
Green Street Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
9
Vaughton Street Map
total: 8 Other theft: 5 Vehicle crime: 3
8
Macdonald Street Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Vehicle crime: 2
8
Parking Area Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 3 Other theft: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
318 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
111
34.9%
Other Theft
39
12.3%
Shoplifting
35
11.0%
Vehicle Crime
23
7.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
23
7.2%
Public Order
21
6.6%
Drug Offences
17
5.3%
Weapons Possession
11
3.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
10
3.1%
Robbery
9
2.8%
Burglary
9
2.8%
Theft from Person
8
2.5%
Other Crime
2
0.6%

Crime Analysis: B5

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in B5 at 34.9%. Other Theft (12.3%) and Shoplifting (11.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in B5 has fallen slightly — by 3.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for B5 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -15.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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