Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B42 2LT
How much crime is recorded in B42 2LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Barr & South Hamstead
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,730 (2024)
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How safe is B42 2LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 2LT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 2LTNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other theft1.34.5
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.22.4
Public order0.24.6
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% 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.