Total Crime Rate
53.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alum Rock Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 919th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sandbourne Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alumhurst Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Montgomery Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alumhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alumhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumhurst Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jephcott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aspen Grove | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Alumhurst Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kellington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaw Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Alumhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sandbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat House Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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