Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 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 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Jephcott Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1070th 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 Jephcott Road (B8 3ED) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jephcott Road (B8 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near Sandbourne Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jephcott Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bramble Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbank Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Springbank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Springbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kellington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Alum Rock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Hill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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