Crime Rates at Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 1LY

Alum Rock Road area has the highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 91st 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 Alum Rock Road (B8 1LY) in the last 12 months was 480.0 per 1,000 residents and was 410.5% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 280.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 337.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.