Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B43 5PS
How much crime is recorded in B43 5PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamstead East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
B43 5PSBirmingham
How safe is B43 5PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 5PS area, well 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
44.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 5PSNational
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Vehicle crime9.93.5
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs2.62.4
Public order2.14.6
Robbery2.01.4
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.