Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Coventry Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 906th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coventry Road (B25 8AF) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coventry Road (B25 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coventry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Kathleen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Steel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Retford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadyates Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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