Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B43 6JS
How much crime is recorded in B43 6JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Barr
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,697 (2024)
B43 6JSBirmingham
How safe is B43 6JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 6JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 6JSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Burglary2.49.1
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Anti-social behaviour0.310.7
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.