Total Crime Rate
177.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 21st highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 627th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 This (B8 3SY) in the last 12 months was 177.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode B8 3SY, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitacre Road (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Graham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Graham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maitland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maitland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Kilda'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anthony Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | College Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kiln Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raymond Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Langton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Graham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitacre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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