Total Crime Rate

231.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 231.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Other theft 58.5 10/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Alum 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

Crime Over Time in Alum Rock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4516 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4516 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kimberley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kiln Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clipston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hazelbeach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Burglary Langton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4516 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raymond Road
Sep 2025Other crime Graham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Kilda'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.