Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Denville Crescent area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1119th 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 Denville Crescent (B9 5TS) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denville Crescent (B9 5TS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denville Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corbyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essendon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essendon Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottesfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essendon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotterills Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotterills Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torrey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torrey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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