Crime Rates at Ash Road, Birmingham, B8 1DR

Ash Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 736th lowest 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 Ash Road (B8 1DR) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Road (B8 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Jersey Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.