Total Crime Rate
76.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Avenue area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1355th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (B27 6NL) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Avenue (B27 6NL), the main crime hotspot is near Weates Yard. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Acocks Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malvern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Henbury Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elmdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malvern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Weates Yard | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weates Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colwall Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bericote Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bericote Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colwall Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weates Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodberry Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Dagnall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dagnall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oxford Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Weates Yard | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Weates Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Henbury Road | Local resolution |
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