Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 0JA
How much crime is recorded in B17 0JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Metchley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,431 (2024)
B17 0JABirmingham
How safe is B17 0JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 0JA area, 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
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 0JANational
Burglary43.49.1
Violence and sexual offences35.123.6
Public order7.74.6
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Drugs1.72.4
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.