Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B76 2BU
How much crime is recorded in B76 2BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walmley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,388 (2024)
B76 2BUSutton Coldfield
How safe is B76 2BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B76 2BU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 2BUNational
Burglary16.29.1
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.44.6
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other theft0.44.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.