Total Crime Rate
190.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Amington Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 563rd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Amington Road (B25 8EP) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amington Road (B25 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elsworth Grove, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leybourne Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Acocks Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leybourne Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Retford Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsworth Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leybourne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorothy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorothy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leybourne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Retford Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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