Total Crime Rate

408.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 408.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 78.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bordesley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bordesley Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pikewater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Ronald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ronald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Cottage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Grove Cottage Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Storrs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Robbery Storrs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bordesley Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regency Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hafton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talfourd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertram Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bertram Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wyndcliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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