Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 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 67.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Alton Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1204th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alton Road (B29 7DX) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Road (B29 7DX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 339 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selly Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Edward'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dawlish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edward'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edward'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rookery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Teignmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Teignmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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