Total Crime Rate

178.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 37.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bell Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 610th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bell Close (B9 5LD) in the last 12 months was 178.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% higher than the Alum Rock average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Close (B9 5LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitacre Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fordrough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fordrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Whitacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorygate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fordrough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fordrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Whitacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordrough Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordrough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whitacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ronald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Botha Road

Data Sources

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