Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 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 134.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Francis Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 931st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Francis Road (B27 6LT) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Road (B27 6LT), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Francis Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yardley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beeches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yardley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeches Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Elmdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augusta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Augusta Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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