Total Crime Rate
83.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Herrick Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1483rd 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 Herrick Road (B8 1NT) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Herrick Road (B8 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellesmere Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malthouse Lane (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Exton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wavell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Berry Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Berry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Berry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nigel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hutton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hutton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandway Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cradock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cradock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Phillimore Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phillimore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phillimore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phillimore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phillimore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Phillimore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Phillimore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herrick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herrick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herrick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellesmere Road | — |
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