Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B73 5LE
How much crime is recorded in B73 5LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester Road
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,718 (2024)
B73 5LESutton Coldfield
How safe is B73 5LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B73 5LE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5LENational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Burglary8.39.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.34.6
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.