Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B73 5UB
How much crime is recorded in B73 5UB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Oscott
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
B73 5UBSutton Coldfield
How safe is B73 5UB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B73 5UB area, 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
41.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 5UBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Burglary22.39.1
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Public order7.64.6
Shoplifting6.08.4
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
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.