Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B43 5ET
How much crime is recorded in B43 5ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamstead West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
B43 5ETBirmingham
How safe is B43 5ET
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 5ET 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
42.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
132
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 5ETNational
Shoplifting72.08.4
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Burglary12.79.1
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.54.5
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Robbery2.81.4
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.91.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Theft from the person0.62.1
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.