Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alum Rock Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 508th 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 Alum Rock Road (B8 1ND) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Ellesmere Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 38 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmund Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowyer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order College Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4516 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4516 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4516 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ellesmere Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmund Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exton Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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