Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B42 2ES
How much crime is recorded in B42 2ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Beeches East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,937 (2024)
B42 2ESBirmingham
How safe is B42 2ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 2ES area, broadly in line with 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
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 2ESNational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.