Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alum Rock Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1480th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 2TF) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 2TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monk Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alumhurst Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alum Rock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chetwynd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotterills Meadow Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agatha'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agatha'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agatha'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Agatha'S Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essendon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essendon Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essendon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetwynd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bamville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alumhurst Avenue
Sep 2025Drugs Alumhurst Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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