Total Crime Rate

169.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Other theft 42.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • 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

Dorothy Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 678th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorothy Road (B11 2ED) in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Road (B11 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenton Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorothy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fenton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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