Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wallbank Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1225th highest 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 Wallbank Road (B8 2EX) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallbank Road (B8 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Church Walk. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wallbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Over Pool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Over Pool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Over Pool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward End Hall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward End Hall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Washbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallbank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallbank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrins Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrins Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallbank Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallbank Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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