Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B74 4NY
How much crime is recorded in B74 4NY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hill Hook
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,450 (2024)
B74 4NYSutton Coldfield
How safe is B74 4NY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B74 4NY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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).
B74 4NYNational
Burglary7.49.1
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other theft0.14.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.