Total Crime Rate
108.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holcombe Road area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1224th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Holcombe Road (B11 3PR) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holcombe Road (B11 3PR), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tean Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holcombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wandle Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wandle Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathcliff Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tean Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tean Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briarfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Knights Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helstone Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helstone Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Helstone Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wandle Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarnfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarnfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spring Road | Under investigation |
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