Postcode district · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B73
How much crime is recorded in B73, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 35,547 (2024)
B73Postcode district · Sutton Coldfield
How safe is B73
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B73, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).
B73National
Shoplifting25.38.4
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary12.69.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.74.5
Robbery2.91.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.