Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B72 1AR
How much crime is recorded in B72 1AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Coldfield South & Central
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,779 (2024)
B72 1ARSutton Coldfield
How safe is B72 1AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B72 1AR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
B72 1ARNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Burglary7.89.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.