Total Crime Rate

600.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 600.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.2 9/10
  • Other theft 70.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 67.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.2 10/10
  • Public order 40.5 10/10
  • Robbery 29.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Albert Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 64th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Albert Road (B33 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 600.0 per 1,000 residents and was 444.9% higher than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 248.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (B33 9BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Station Road, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Halkett Glade Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Old Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Old Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stechford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stechford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stechford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halkett Glade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halkett Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halkett Glade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottsmeadow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottsmeadow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottsmeadow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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