Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 123.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Douglas Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1043rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Douglas Road (B27 6HW) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Road (B27 6HW), 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 Douglas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaves Green Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaves Green Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dalston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beeches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeches Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blossomville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collycroft Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cypress Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilmorie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Douglas Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sherbourne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bricksmith Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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