Crime Rates at Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1TX

Walsall Road area has the 65th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 912th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsall Road (B42 1TX) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (B42 1TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (93 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.