Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B72 1TA
How much crime is recorded in B72 1TA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Coldfield South & Central
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,253 (2024)
B72 1TASutton Coldfield
How safe is B72 1TA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 75.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B72 1TA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
75.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
180
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 1TANational
Violence and sexual offences47.223.6
Shoplifting35.88.4
Anti-social behaviour22.410.7
Burglary17.19.1
Public order13.84.6
Criminal damage and arson13.54.7
Vehicle crime12.73.5
Robbery9.21.4
Other theft7.34.5
Drugs3.62.4
Theft from the person3.32.1
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.