Crime Rates at Hancock Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 3AE

Hancock Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 597th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hancock Road (B8 3AE) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hancock Road (B8 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alderson Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maitland Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.