Total Crime Rate

201.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 201.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Other theft 48.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 486th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Langton Road (B8 3DG) in the last 12 months was 201.6 per 1,000 residents and was 117.2% higher than the Alum Rock average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langton Road (B8 3DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazelbeach Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary College Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mendip Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haycroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clipston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Kilda'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clipston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clipston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clipston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clipston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hazelbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Kilda'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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