Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B72 1JF
How much crime is recorded in B72 1JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Coldfield South & Central
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,318 (2024)
B72 1JFSutton Coldfield
How safe is B72 1JF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B72 1JF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 1JFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary3.19.1
Public order3.14.6
Shoplifting2.38.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.64.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.