Crime Rates at Alder Road, Birmingham, B12 8BS

Alder Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 178th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Alder Road (B12 8BS) in the last 12 months was 342.0 per 1,000 residents and was 151.2% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 197.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Road (B12 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.