Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B43 5LY
How much crime is recorded in B43 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamstead East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,515 (2024)
B43 5LYBirmingham
How safe is B43 5LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 5LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 5LYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Burglary8.49.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft2.74.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Robbery0.01.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.