Total Crime Rate
414.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bordesley Green East area has the 4th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 129th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bordesley Green East (B9 5SA) in the last 12 months was 414.1 per 1,000 residents and was 340.4% 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 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 150 (≈ 286.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bordesley Green East (B9 5SA), 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.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bordesley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alum Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alum Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alum Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alston Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alston Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alston Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Green Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Green Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Repton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alum Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesbit Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesbit Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesbit Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nesbit Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nesbit Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alston Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alston Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alston Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alston Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alston Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alum Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alston Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alum Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bordesley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bordesley Close | Under investigation |
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