Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B74 4RD
How much crime is recorded in B74 4RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hill Hook
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,554 (2024)
B74 4RDSutton Coldfield
How safe is B74 4RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B74 4RD area, 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
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 4RDNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary9.19.1
Shoplifting6.48.4
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.44.5
Robbery1.51.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.