Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ward End Park Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1157th 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 Ward End Park Road (B8 2XA) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward End Park Road (B8 2XA), the main crime hotspot is near Perrins Grove. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ward End Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ward End Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perrins Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perrins Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perrins Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ward End Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ward End Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagoners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodcote Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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