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Crime in B42 1QG

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

Neighbourhood
Perry Barr & South Hamstead
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,465 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B42 1QG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 1QG area, above 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
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

B42 1QGNational
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Burglary8.49.1
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.62.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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