Total Crime Rate
188.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Saviours Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 573rd 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 St Saviours Road (B8 1EP) in the last 12 months was 188.7 per 1,000 residents and was 100.7% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Saviours Road (B8 1EP), the main crime hotspot is near Fordrough Avenue. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burbidge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordrough Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Overwood Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Overwood Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Overwood Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overwood Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fordrough Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bowyer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowyer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowyer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Overwood Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overwood Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | College Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burbidge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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