Total Crime Rate
190.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
100.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This 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 This (B8 3TA) 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 postcode B8 3TA, 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Raymond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Couchman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | College Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | College Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | College Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clodeshall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clodeshall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raymond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Kilda'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whitacre Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitacre Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitacre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitacre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4516 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B4516 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4516 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Kilda'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Kilda'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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