Crime Rates at Tarry Road, Birmingham, B8 3JX

Tarry Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 793rd 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 Tarry Road (B8 3JX) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarry Road (B8 3JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malthouse Lane (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.