Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B43 5DN
How much crime is recorded in B43 5DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamstead West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
B43 5DNBirmingham
How safe is B43 5DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 5DN 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 5DNNational
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Drugs2.72.4
Burglary1.89.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.