Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B73 6PG
How much crime is recorded in B73 6PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Oscott
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,417 (2024)
B73 6PGSutton Coldfield
How safe is B73 6PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B73 6PG 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
18.3
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 6PGNational
Burglary12.69.1
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Violence and sexual offences5.523.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Public order1.24.6
Other theft1.04.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.