Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Derrydown Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Perry Barr , and the 1465th lowest 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 Derrydown Road (B42 1RT) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derrydown Road (B42 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Lymedene Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derrydown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lymedene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lymedene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marathon Point Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dewsbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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