Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Glenpark Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 634th 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 Glenpark Road (B8 3QH) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenpark Road (B8 3QH), the main crime hotspot is near Malthouse Lane. Police recorded 52 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 Glenpark Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dysons Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dysons Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodcote Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mossvale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Warren Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warren Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warren Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kimberley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dysons Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dysons Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dysons Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Highfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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