Total Crime Rate

152.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 152.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Denham Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 772nd 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 Denham Road (B27 6JB) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denham Road (B27 6JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenton Way (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverdon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverdon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cypress Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collycroft Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blossomville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Douglas Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaves Green Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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