This page brings together the map and available local information for B5 5LG in Birmingham. The boundary shown is an approximation created from address points, and each data section explains whether its figures apply to the full postcode or a wider statistical area.
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Core details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
Exact postcode record
Postcode details
Postcode
B5 5LG
Postcode without spaces
B55LG
Status
Active postcode
User type
Small user postcode
Introduced
January 1980
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
52.4817400
Longitude
-1.8867920
British National Grid
407,785 E, 287,095 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
Output Area (2021)
E00175614
LSOA (2021)
E01033561
MSOA (2021)
E02001876
Electoral ward
E05011155
Westminster constituency
E14001096
The red outline is an approximate convex hull generated from geocoded property locations and offset outwards by about 25 metres; it is not an official postcode boundary.
Ward and Constituency
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
The search is currently limited to records whose own postcode begins with B5. Distances are approximate straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · E01033561
152 recorded incidents
Birmingham 050E includes B5 5LG and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Violence and sexual offences
47
Shoplifting
42
Criminal damage and arson
11
Drugs
10
Public order
9
Vehicle crime
9
Other theft
8
Burglary
6
Anti-social behaviour
5
Theft from the person
4
Robbery
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Birmingham 050E LSOA, not only to B5 5LG. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
B5 5LG Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the B5 5LG postcode?
B5 5LG is in Birmingham, England.
What do the deprivation figures for B5 5LG describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Can I buy a vector map of B5 5LG?
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