Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 0BL
How much crime is recorded in B17 0BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Metchley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,662 (2024)
B17 0BLBirmingham
How safe is B17 0BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 0BL area, broadly in line with 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
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
B17 0BLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary17.49.1
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.44.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Public order1.24.6
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.62.4
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.