Postcode · Sutton Coldfield
Crime in B76 2RU
How much crime is recorded in B76 2RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walmley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
B76 2RUSutton Coldfield
How safe is B76 2RU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B76 2RU 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 2RUNational
Other theft13.64.5
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Shoplifting11.88.4
Burglary11.39.1
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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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.