Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B72 1NB
How much crime is recorded in B72 1NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rectory Park & New Hall Valley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,796 (2024)
B72 1NBSutton Coldfield
How safe is B72 1NB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B72 1NB area, 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 1NBNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Burglary6.39.1
Shoplifting4.68.4
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.