Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B42 2NU
How much crime is recorded in B42 2NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Perry Beeches West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,544 (2024)
B42 2NUBirmingham
How safe is B42 2NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B42 2NU 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 2NUNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Burglary9.59.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other theft1.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order0.84.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.