Total Crime Rate
109.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jephcott Grove area has the 40th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1262nd 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 Grove (B8 3EE) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jephcott Grove (B8 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alderson Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ludlow 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 | Other crime | Thurcroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lupin Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jephcott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thurcroft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Alderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Montgomery Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alum Rock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alum Rock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lupin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lupin Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lupin Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lupin Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montgomery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hancock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kellington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springbank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hancock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hancock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hancock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springbank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aspen Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newbank Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Grove | Under investigation |
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