Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B43 5BX
How much crime is recorded in B43 5BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamstead West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,687 (2024)
B43 5BXBirmingham
How safe is B43 5BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 5BX 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
41.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
B43 5BXNational
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Burglary6.19.1
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.