Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B42 1JS
How much crime is recorded in B42 1JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Beeches West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
B42 1JSBirmingham
How safe is B42 1JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 1JS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 1JSNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Shoplifting18.38.4
Burglary7.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.