Crime Rates at Raymond Avenue, Birmingham, B42 1LX

Raymond Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Perry Barr , and the 954th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Raymond Avenue (B42 1LX) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Perry Barr average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raymond Avenue (B42 1LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Rise, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perry Park Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.