Total Crime Rate
134.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cherrywood Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 976th 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 Cherrywood Road (B9 4UN) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cherrywood Road (B9 4UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fordrough Avenue, where police recorded 56 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 | Drugs | Ronald Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordrough Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burbidge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Robbery | Grove Cottage Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Cottage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fordrough Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordrough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordrough Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fordrough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burbidge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ronald Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priorygate Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherrywood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Priorygate Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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