Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B42 1RF
How much crime is recorded in B42 1RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Barr & South Hamstead
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,113 (2024)
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How safe is B42 1RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 79.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 1RF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
79.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
180
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 1RFNational
Violence and sexual offences53.823.6
Shoplifting46.68.4
Burglary39.99.1
Public order15.14.6
Other theft13.74.5
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Robbery6.91.4
Possession of weapons4.80.9
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Theft from the person4.42.1
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.