Crime Rate in Acocks Green, ward

Acocks Green has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 673rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 43rd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Acocks Green in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Acocks Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,684 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 14 cases , up 40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,030 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Acocks Green ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 632 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.