Crime Rates at Alton Road, Birmingham, B29 7DX

Alton Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1491st 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 7DX) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Road (B29 7DX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.