Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B72 1XA
How much crime is recorded in B72 1XA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Coldfield North & Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,572 (2024)
B72 1XASutton Coldfield
How safe is B72 1XA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B72 1XA area, above 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
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 1XANational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Burglary18.99.1
Shoplifting10.68.4
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Public order4.84.6
Other theft3.94.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.