Total Crime Rate

171.1 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 171.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Alwold Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 670th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Alwold Road (B29 5JS) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% higher than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alwold Road (B29 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Gaydon Grove. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Alwold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alwold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gaydon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gaydon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barcheston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcheston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcheston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bottetourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcheston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Barcheston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pennant Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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