Total Crime Rate

194.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maxstoke Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 521st 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 Maxstoke Street (B9 4JP) in the last 12 months was 194.6 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxstoke Street (B9 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near West Holme. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maxstoke Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maxstoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sarah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Garland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hoff Beck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxstoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order North Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Holme Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order South Holme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrison Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime West Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mease Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quigley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quigley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Holme Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isbourne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Towpath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Keeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Holme Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Holme Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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