Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B42 2BE
How much crime is recorded in B42 2BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchfield East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,890 (2024)
B42 2BEBirmingham
How safe is B42 2BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 89.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 2BE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
89.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
183
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 2BENational
Violence and sexual offences73.223.6
Burglary56.99.1
Public order29.34.6
Drugs28.42.4
Criminal damage and arson19.94.7
Other theft7.64.5
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Possession of weapons4.80.9
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.