Total Crime Rate
91.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Dartmouth Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1499th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Dartmouth Street (B9 4LA) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Dartmouth Street (B9 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near West Holme. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keer Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Holme | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Holme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Holme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Holme | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Holme | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waterside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | North Holme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Holme | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Holme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Holme | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Holme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarah Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarah Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Maxstoke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmacre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmacre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Emmeline Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gray Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quigley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Towpath Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Towpath Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mease Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarah Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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