Crime Rate in Alum Rock, ward

Alum Rock has the 28th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1995th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 189th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Alum Rock in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Alum Rock’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,374 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , up 83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -26.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,672 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Alum Rock ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 128 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.