Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alum Rock Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1481st 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 Alum Rock Road (B8 2LY) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near B4114. Police recorded 304 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 Alum Rock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twyford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4114 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4114 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stechford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stechford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stechford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stechford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stechford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stechford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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