Total Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alum Rock Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 838th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelbeach Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Couchman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Farndon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hazelbeach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hazelbeach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelbeach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelbeach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelbeach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Farndon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Farndon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Farndon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clipston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Foxton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alum Rock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thurcroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kellington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kellington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kellington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clipston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelbeach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clipston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maitland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alexander Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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