Crime Rates at Alton Road, Birmingham, B29 7DU

Alton Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1532nd lowest 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 Alton Road (B29 7DU) in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Road (B29 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 236 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.