Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 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 54.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Walsall Road 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 Walsall Road (B42 2LU) 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 Walsall Road (B42 2LU), 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 Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gainsborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Perry Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marathon Point Under investigation
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Data Sources

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