Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ashley Gardens area has the 37th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1117th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashley Gardens (B8 1DN) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% higher than the Alum Rock average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Gardens (B8 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dereham Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Dereham Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Adderley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Adderley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adderley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary George Arthur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ralph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adderley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Adderley Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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