Perry Barr & South Hamstead
Middle areaNorth west Birmingham. 8,617 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Perry Barr & South Hamstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Perry Barr & South Hamstead
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Perry Barr & South Hamstead at a rate of 152.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 408 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 392 |
| Other crime | 204 |
| Vehicle crime | 81 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 67 |
| Burglary | 55 |
| Robbery | 42 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 |
| Theft from the person | 17 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Perry Barr & South Hamstead compares
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Is Perry Barr & South Hamstead safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Perry Barr & South Hamstead at a rate of 152.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 162 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Perry Barr & South Hamstead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (408), violence and sexual offences (392) and other crime (204).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Birmingham
These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Perry Barr & South Hamstead alone. See Birmingham
Perry Barr & South Hamstead in brief
The median price paid for a home in Perry Barr & South Hamstead was £226,000 in 2025.
Perry Barr & South Hamstead had 8,605 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Perry Barr & South Hamstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Perry Barr & South Hamstead, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.