Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B42 2NE
How much crime is recorded in B42 2NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Barr & South Hamstead
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,804 (2024)
B42 2NEBirmingham
How safe is B42 2NE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 2NE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 2NENational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Burglary20.19.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.24.6
Shoplifting1.98.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.