Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

231.5 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 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 231.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.8 9/10
  • Public order 50.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.2 10/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 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

Alexander Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 87th 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 Alexander Road (B27 6ER) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 255.5% higher than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 231.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexander Road (B27 6ER), the main crime hotspot is near Mallard Close. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alexander Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weates Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mallard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mallard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mallard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mallard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dudley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Mews Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wynford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherbourne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherbourne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sherbourne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeches Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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