Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pelham Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1470th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pelham Road (B8 2PD) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Road (B8 2PD), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Everton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essendon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essendon Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essendon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Essendon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reigate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reigate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotterills Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotterills Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotterills Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Everton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Everton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bingley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treaford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treaford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treaford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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