Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B42 2DE
How much crime is recorded in B42 2DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Beeches East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
B42 2DEBirmingham
How safe is B42 2DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 2DE 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 2DENational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Burglary7.59.1
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.