Total Crime Rate

173.2 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 173.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Vauxhall Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 651st 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 Vauxhall Road (B7 4HR) in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% higher than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vauxhall Road (B7 4HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finstall Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hindlow Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vauxhall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howford Grove
Sep 2025Other theft Finstall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hindlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hindlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hindlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hindlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hindlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrack Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wardlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finstall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finstall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hobart Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finstall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finstall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finstall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Duddeston Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Duddeston Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hilden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hindlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duddeston Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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