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Postcode sector · Sutton Coldfield

Crime in B74 2

How much crime is recorded in B74 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
22,797 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B74 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B74 2, 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B74 2National
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary8.09.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.32.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 30% 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.

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