Total Crime Rate
137.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jephcott Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 942nd 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 Jephcott Road (B8 3EB) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jephcott Road (B8 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alderson Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shaw Hill Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Montgomery Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat House Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaw Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jephcott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aspen Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montgomery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newbank Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springbank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springbank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alum Rock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alum Rock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thurcroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kellington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thurcroft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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