Total Crime Rate
408.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bordesley Green area has the 5th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 133rd 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 Bordesley Green (B9 4TS) in the last 12 months was 408.6 per 1,000 residents and was 334.5% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 228.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bordesley Green (B9 4TS), the main crime hotspot is near Palace Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 32 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 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pikewater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cobham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronald Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ronald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ronald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Cottage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grove Cottage Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Storrs Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Storrs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bordesley Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regency Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hafton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talfourd Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bertram Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bertram Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wyndcliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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