Total Crime Rate
523.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alexander Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 81st 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 Alexander Road (B27 6ER) in the last 12 months was 523.2 per 1,000 residents and was 256.2% higher than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 229.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alexander Road (B27 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mallard Close, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmdon Road (56 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tanyards | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mallard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dalston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avery Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weates Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexander Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mallard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mallard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mallard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sherbourne Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beeches Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Elmdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Augusta Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Augusta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weates Yard | — |
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