Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B73 5BA
How much crime is recorded in B73 5BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Oscott
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,598 (2024)
B73 5BASutton Coldfield
How safe is B73 5BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B73 5BA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
183
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).
B73 5BANational
Shoplifting92.08.4
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Burglary22.79.1
Public order11.74.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Robbery8.61.4
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.