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

Alum Rock Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 558th 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 1NH) in the last 12 months was 191.1 per 1,000 residents and was 103.2% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 1NH), 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.