Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.5 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 144.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pelham Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 844th 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 Pelham Road (B8 2PB) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 108.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Road (B8 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near Treaford Lane. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pelham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Agatha'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotterills Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Essendon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essendon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essendon Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essendon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotterills Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reigate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reigate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotterills Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treaford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bingley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chetwynd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treaford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treaford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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