Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Alum Rock Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1437th lowest 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 Alum Rock Road (B8 1JB) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alum Rock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Phillimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary George Arthur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ralph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hutton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Phillimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Membury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hutton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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