Total Crime Rate

308.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 308.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 221st 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 Denham Road (B27 6JD) in the last 12 months was 308.5 per 1,000 residents and was 110.0% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 198.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denham Road (B27 6JD), the main crime hotspot is near Dalston Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blossomville Way
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexander Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilmorie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilmorie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilmorie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avery Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dalston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fenton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossomville Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalston Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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