Total Crime Rate

253.9 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 253.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • 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

James Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 336th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Road (B11 2BA) in the last 12 months was 253.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% higher than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 134.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Road (B11 2BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Speedwell Close, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime George Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs George Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Speedwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Speedwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Speedwell Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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