Total Crime Rate
130.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malvern Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1020th 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 Malvern Road (B27 6EH) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malvern Road (B27 6EH), the main crime hotspot is near Elmdon Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Acocks Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weates Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Henbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tanyards | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rover Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Elmdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weates Yard | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weates Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottesbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beeches Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beeches Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colwall Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Francis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Henbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
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