Total Crime Rate

191.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 191.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cedars Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 556th 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 Cedars Avenue (B27 6JL) in the last 12 months was 191.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedars Avenue (B27 6JL), the main crime hotspot is near Elmdon Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cedars Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilmorie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weates Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weates Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Augusta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Augusta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Augusta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Augusta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilmorie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Langworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weates Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beeches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Beeches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jowett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jowett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jowett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jowett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dalston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weates Yard
Sep 2025Other crime Elmdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexander Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilmorie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sherbourne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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