Total Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Perry Common Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1024th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Perry Common Road (B23 7AT) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perry Common Road (B23 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near Perry Walk. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Perry Common Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Blackrock Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wendover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lapwing Croft —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lapwing Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firecrest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamm Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackrock Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackrock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Queens Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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