Total Crime Rate

175.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 175.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.6 10/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ampton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 625th 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 Ampton Road (B15 2UH) in the last 12 months was 175.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ampton Road (B15 2UH), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Estria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Melton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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