Total Crime Rate

155.8 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 155.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alvechurch Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 779th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Alvechurch Road (B31 3QW) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Longbridge & West Heath average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alvechurch Road (B31 3QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westminster Place (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alvechurch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chirbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chirbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chirbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chirbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cropredy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Condover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chirbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hollyoak Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westminster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Chirbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgehill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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