Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B73 6PZ
How much crime is recorded in B73 6PZ, 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)
How safe is B73 6PZ
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 6PZ 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B73 6PZNational
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.