Total Crime Rate
154.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colwall Walk area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 758th 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 Colwall Walk (B27 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colwall Walk (B27 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Weates Yard. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colwall Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beeches Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beeches Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beeches Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beeches Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elmdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeches Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Weates Yard | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malvern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malvern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colwall Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beeches Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Henbury Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Henbury Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Weates Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Weates Yard | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weates Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Francis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beeches Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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