Total Crime Rate

357.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

242.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 357.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 242.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alcester Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alcester Road (B13 8JP) in the last 12 months was 357.5 per 1,000 residents and was 176.4% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 242.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road (B13 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alcester Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alcester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Alcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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