Crime Rates at Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 2LU

Alum Rock Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 579th 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 Alum Rock Road (B8 2LU) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burney Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.