Crime Rate in Perry Common, ward

Perry Common has the 13th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 2972nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 287th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Perry Common in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Perry Common’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 607 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 14.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 712 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Perry Common ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sheddington Road, with 54 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Golden Eagle Gardens (37 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.