Total Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chartist Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 851st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chartist Road (B8 1QD) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chartist Road (B8 1QD), the main crime hotspot is near Herrick Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herrick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hutton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Attwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Attwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Attwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Attwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herrick Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herrick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poplar Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herrick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exton Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennetts Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Easby Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Poplar Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandway Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennetts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chartist Road | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.