Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B43 6NU
How much crime is recorded in B43 6NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Barr
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
B43 6NUBirmingham
How safe is B43 6NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 6NU 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 6NUNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Public order4.34.6
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft2.64.5
Robbery2.01.4
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.