Total Crime Rate

209.2 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 209.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Saltley Industrial Centre area has the 14th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 478th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Saltley Industrial Centre (B8 1AW) in the last 12 months was 209.2 per 1,000 residents and was 122.4% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltley Industrial Centre (B8 1AW), the main crime hotspot is near The Grove. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saltley Industrial Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dereham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adderley Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dereham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adderley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adderley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Adderley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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