Total Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.6 2/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 4th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alcester Road (B13 8EB) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road (B13 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutherland Drive (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alcester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horatio Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Drive
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Augusta Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Farquhar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woodbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Louise Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farquhar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alcester Road
Sep 2025Other theft Alcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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