Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acfold Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 701st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Acfold Road (B20 1HD) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 126.4% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acfold Road (B20 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Chalcot Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acfold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chalcot Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalcot Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chalcot Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camplin Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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