Total Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sladefield Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1326th 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 Sladefield Road (B8 3PE) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sladefield Road (B8 3PE), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Monk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sandbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alumhurst Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sladefield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bamville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat House Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaw Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumhurst Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Alumhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alumhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alumhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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