Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 59th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 946th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 8PX) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road (B13 8PX), the main crime hotspot is near Woodnorton Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodnorton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodnorton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harlequin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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