Total Crime Rate
96.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Matlock Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1375th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Matlock Road (B11 3JA) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Matlock Road (B11 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Imperial Crescent (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eaton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springcroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Imperial Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Imperial Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyncroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyncroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Olton Boulevard West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Matlock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Matlock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reddings Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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