Total Crime Rate

278.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brookhill 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 Brookhill Road (B8 3PB) 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 Brookhill Road (B8 3PB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brookhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montgomery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Montgomery Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandbourne Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jephcott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Thurcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thurcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alum Rock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Millthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shaw Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alum Rock Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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