Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B43 5RH
How much crime is recorded in B43 5RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamstead East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,777 (2024)
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How safe is B43 5RH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 5RH area, above 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
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 5RHNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Shoplifting16.08.4
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft2.64.5
Robbery2.01.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.