Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B76 1HY
How much crime is recorded in B76 1HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walmley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
B76 1HYSutton Coldfield
How safe is B76 1HY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B76 1HY 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
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
B76 1HYNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.82.4
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other theft0.54.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.