Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barwell Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1219th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Barwell Road (B9 4LB) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barwell Road (B9 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdon Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sarah Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sarah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarah 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmacre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmacre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrison Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdon Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Towpath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mease Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quigley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxstoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isbourne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maxstoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Langdon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quigley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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