Total Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 172.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 129.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Berry Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 640th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berry Road (B8 1SU) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 129.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berry Road (B8 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herrick Road, where police recorded 54 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 Berry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Kilda'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Malthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Kilda'S Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Kilda'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Kilda'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Kilda'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Kilda'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Kilda'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysons Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teall Road Under investigation
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 Wavell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cradock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4516 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attwood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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