Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Essendon Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1186th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Essendon Road (B8 3RG) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essendon Road (B8 3RG), the main crime hotspot is near Alumhurst Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Essendon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essendon Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essendon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essendon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottesfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotterills Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotterills Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Alumhurst Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alumhurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Mead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reigate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Agatha'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agatha'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agatha'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agatha'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotterills Meadow Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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