Crime Rates at Franchise Street, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2SU

Franchise Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 13th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Franchise Street (B42 2SU) in the last 12 months was 1924.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1439.0% 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 304 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 488 (≈ 1111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franchise Street (B42 2SU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.