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Crime in B42 1

How much crime is recorded in B42 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
24,952 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B42 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in B42 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
48.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B42 1National
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Shoplifting15.18.4
Burglary13.79.1
Public order9.04.6
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Drugs6.62.4
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft4.84.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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