Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.1 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 147.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 50th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 810th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alcester Road (B13 8LL) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road (B13 8LL), the main crime hotspot is near Woodnorton Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alcester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dowells Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hill Crest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sandhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Woodnorton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodnorton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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