Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B72 1EJ
How much crime is recorded in B72 1EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wylde Green
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,578 (2024)
How safe is B72 1EJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B72 1EJ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
166
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 1EJNational
Shoplifting109.58.4
Other theft19.74.5
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Burglary7.59.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.04.6
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.