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 4XE) 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 4XE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 34 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ronald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cobham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fordrough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordrough Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordrough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronald Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ronald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Priorygate Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pikewater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burbidge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ronald Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fordrough Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordrough Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ronald Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ronald Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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