Total Crime Rate
278.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foxton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 278th 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 Foxton Road (B8 3HW) in the last 12 months was 278.1 per 1,000 residents and was 195.8% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foxton Road (B8 3HW), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelbeach Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 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 | Other crime | Thurcroft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelbeach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farndon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kellington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thurcroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alum Rock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alum Rock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foxton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazelbeach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazelbeach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farndon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelbeach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Millthorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naseby Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Possession of weapons | Millthorpe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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