Total Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ronald Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1171st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ronald Road (B9 4UL) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ronald Road (B9 4UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palace Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ronald Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grove Cottage Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Cottage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ronald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ronald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronald Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherrywood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ronald Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ronald Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bordesley Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cobham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pikewater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burbidge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burbidge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regency Close | Under investigation |
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