Total Crime Rate

607.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.6 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 607.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 255.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Other theft 82.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 South area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 South (B14 5EL) in the last 12 months was 607.1 per 1,000 residents and was 529.3% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 145.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road South (B14 5EL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alcester Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Marsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tandy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melfort Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melfort Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tandy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alcester Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alcester Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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