Total Crime Rate
231.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alum Rock Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 394th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 3DD) in the last 12 months was 231.9 per 1,000 residents and was 146.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4516 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kimberley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kiln Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazelbeach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazelbeach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelbeach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelbeach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Langton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4516 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raymond Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Graham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Kilda'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Graham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Graham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Road | Under investigation |
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