Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alum Rock Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1369th 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 Alum Rock Road (B8 3EA) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Fernbank Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alum Rock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Underhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moat House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moat House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorlcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorlcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Montgomery Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Ward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Alum Rock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ravenfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kellington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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