Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sladefield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sladefield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Alumhurst Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alumhurst Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sladefield Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bamville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandbourne Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shaw Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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