Total Crime Rate

286.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 286.7 10/10
  • Other theft 65.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 9th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 258th 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 This (B25 8UL) in the last 12 months was 286.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 509.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode B25 8UL, the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in B25 8UL area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Charles Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Willard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Davis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Tree Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gideon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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