Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B73 5XP
How much crime is recorded in B73 5XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Coldfield North & Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
B73 5XPSutton Coldfield
How safe is B73 5XP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B73 5XP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5XPNational
Burglary22.89.1
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.