Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ward End Park Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 841st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ward End Park Road (B8 3PH) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward End Park Road (B8 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelbeach Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ward End Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Haycroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodcote Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward End Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward End Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Foxton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ravenfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Millthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hazelbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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