Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Membury Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 830th 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 Membury Road (B8 1QL) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Membury Road (B8 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Membury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Attwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Attwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Attwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Attwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herrick Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandway Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandway Gardens Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exton Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chartist Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Easby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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