Total Crime Rate

357.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 357.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alcester Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 163rd 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 Alcester Road (B13 8AP) in the last 12 months was 357.8 per 1,000 residents and was 162.8% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 225.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road (B13 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alcester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrisons Pleck Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrisons Pleck Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarehole Mill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horatio Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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