Crime Rates at Couchman Road, Birmingham, B8 3SP

Couchman Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 537th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Couchman Road (B8 3SP) in the last 12 months was 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 105.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Couchman Road (B8 3SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitacre Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.