Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.6 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 112.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Alum Rock Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1180th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 1LL) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 1LL), 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 (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary George Arthur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Arthur Road 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 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ralph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hutton 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 Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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