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Perry Barr: your area

Perry Barr ward · Birmingham. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (16.6 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 18.5% here, compared with 24.9% across Birmingham (6.5 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 21.7% here, compared with 23.9% across Birmingham (2.2 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

15.1%

21 March 2021 · Perry Barr ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,109 out of 20,609.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.1%

21 March 2021 · Perry Barr ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,043 out of 20,609.

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People counted in the census

20,609

21 March 2021 · Perry Barr ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

20,609 out of 20,609.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.3%

21 March 2021 · Perry Barr ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,744 out of 16,207.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

53.2%

21 March 2021 · Perry Barr ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

4,138 out of 7,783.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18.5%

21 March 2021 · Perry Barr ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,436 out of 7,783.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

21.7%

21 March 2021 · Perry Barr ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,509 out of 16,207.

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Homes rented privately

23%

21 March 2021 · Perry Barr ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,765 out of 7,784.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Perry Barr ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

538 out of 7,784.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Perry Barr ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

3,163 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,743 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Perry Barr ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 216 mapped crimes in September 2024; 309 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Perry Barr
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202421616
October 202420810
November 20242049
December 202421213
January 20252259
February 202520619
March 202525315
April 202521424
May 202523420
June 202525127
July 202528716
August 202523310
September 20252579
October 20252169
November 20252317
December 20252476
January 20262253
February 20262252
March 20262606
April 20262715
May 20262973
June 20263125
July 20263138
August 20263096
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Perry Barr
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime1,193
shoplifting448
public order320
criminal damage arson250
drugs243
other theft190
vehicle crime176
burglary115
possession of weapons80
robbery61
other crime47
theft from the person25
bicycle theft15
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →