Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Belchers Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 581st 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 Belchers Lane (B9 5RT) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belchers Lane (B9 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Nesbit Grove. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belchers Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Alum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Alum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alum Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bordesley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bordesley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alumhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alumhurst Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alumhurst Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bordesley Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alum Drive
Sep 2025Drugs Bordesley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bordesley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nesbit Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belchers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Repton Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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