Total Crime Rate
191.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Langworth 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 Langworth Avenue (B27 6NB) 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 Langworth Avenue (B27 6NB), 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.
View Crime In Acocks Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jowett Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yardley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beeches Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beeches Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Elmdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jowett Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jowett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottesbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jowett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Augusta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Francis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Augusta Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colwall Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dalston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weates Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weates Yard | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weates Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
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