Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alum Rock Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 995th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 3DS) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 3DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazelbeach Road, where police recorded 37 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.

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Crime Over Time in Alum Rock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hancock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Farndon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hazelbeach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Graham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clipston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Thurcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Alum Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alum Rock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hancock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thurcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hancock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anthony Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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