Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.3 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Alexandra Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1207th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Road (B30 2LT) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (B30 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bond Street, where police recorded 207 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazelwell Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lea House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lea House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mary Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mary Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A441 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acorn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Yield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A441 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bournville Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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