Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B43 5HT
How much crime is recorded in B43 5HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamstead West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,393 (2024)
B43 5HTBirmingham
How safe is B43 5HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 5HT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5HTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Burglary6.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.