Total Crime Rate

573.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 573.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 135.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Robbery 16.9 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Acorn Grove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 69th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acorn Grove (B1 2PL) in the last 12 months was 573.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% higher than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -78.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 215.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Grove (B1 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 353 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acorn Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenby Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosby Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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