Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 0JD
How much crime is recorded in B17 0JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Metchley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
B17 0JDBirmingham
How safe is B17 0JD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 95.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 0JD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
95.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 0JDNational
Violence and sexual offences62.623.6
Burglary21.39.1
Vehicle crime17.93.5
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Other theft9.24.5
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Public order6.94.6
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Other crime3.51.5
Theft from the person3.32.1
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.