Total Crime Rate

538.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

228.0 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 538.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 228.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.7 10/10
  • Other theft 93.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.0 10/10
  • Burglary 51.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 South area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Druids Heath & Monyhull , and the 71st 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 5HH) in the last 12 months was 538.9 per 1,000 residents and was 503.1% higher than the Druids Heath & Monyhull average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 228.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road South (B14 5HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tandy Drive (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alcester Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Britford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tandy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tandy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idmiston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecote Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gomeldon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecote Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Marsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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