Total Crime Rate

295.7 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 295.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blythswood Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 241st 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 Blythswood Road (B11 2BU) in the last 12 months was 295.7 per 1,000 residents and was 101.3% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 189.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blythswood Road (B11 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Ninefield Gardens. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blythswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ninefield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ninefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ninefield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ninefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ninefield Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ninfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knights Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Knights Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyseley Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tyseley Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushey Lane
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rushey Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rushey Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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