Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 67.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alcester Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Blythe , and the 248th highest crime rate of 676 local areas in Solihull .

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 Alcester Road (B98 9EP) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Blythe average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road (B98 9EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorcott Hill, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ullenhall Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alcester Road area

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Data Sources

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