Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B72 1RD
How much crime is recorded in B72 1RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Coldfield South & Central
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,459 (2024)
B72 1RDSutton Coldfield
How safe is B72 1RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B72 1RD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 1RDNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Burglary4.49.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.64.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Public order2.24.6
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.