Postcode district · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B72
How much crime is recorded in B72, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 21,425 (2024)
B72Postcode district · Sutton Coldfield
How safe is B72
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B72, 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
B72National
Shoplifting24.58.4
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Burglary9.09.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft4.54.5
Public order4.54.6
Robbery3.31.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.