Crime Rates at Couchman Road, Birmingham, B8 3SR

Couchman Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1217th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Couchman Road (B8 3SR) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Couchman Road (B8 3SR), 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.