Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Herrick 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.

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Crime Over Time in Herrick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wavell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Berry Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nigel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hutton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandway Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4516 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cradock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phillimore Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Phillimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Phillimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Road

Data Sources

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