Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walsall Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Perry Barr , and the 644th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsall Road (B42 2LY) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (B42 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Perry Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glendower Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Perry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glendower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glendower Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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