Total Crime Rate

209.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.4 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 209.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Swan Copse area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 450th 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 Swan Copse (B25 8LR) in the last 12 months was 209.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 120.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Copse (B25 8LR), the main crime hotspot is near Dalston Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swan Copse area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tiffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tiffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jowett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collycroft Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Jowett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jowett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilmorie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wynford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cypress Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Mews Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Mews Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swan Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Retford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiffield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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