Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B42 1HT
How much crime is recorded in B42 1HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Beeches West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
B42 1HTBirmingham
How safe is B42 1HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 1HT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
B42 1HTNational
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Burglary2.59.1
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other crime2.11.5
Public order1.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other theft1.04.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.