Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B72 1ES
How much crime is recorded in B72 1ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wylde Green
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,456 (2024)
B72 1ESSutton Coldfield
How safe is B72 1ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B72 1ES area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 1ESNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Burglary4.59.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.21.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Public order0.44.6
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.