Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bordesley Green East area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 984th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bordesley Green East (B9 5SL) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bordesley Green East (B9 5SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alveston Grove (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frankton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alveston Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alveston Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alveston Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whichford Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Bromwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foxwell Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxwell Grove | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.