Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 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 93.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alum Rock Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1426th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 3NU) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Rock Road (B8 3NU), 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 Alum Rock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotterills Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodwells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sladefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moat House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sladefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sladefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodwells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorlcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorlcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moat House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodwells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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