Allens Cross
WardSouth west Birmingham. About 11,467 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 45% of people in Allens Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Allens Cross compares
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Is Allens Cross safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Allens Cross at a rate of 86.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Allens Cross.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (439), other crime (157) and criminal damage and arson (110).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Birmingham
These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Allens Cross alone. See Birmingham
Allens Cross in brief
Allens Cross had 11,128 usual residents at the census.
About 45% of people in Allens Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Allens Cross, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Allens Cross, 8.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.