Total Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Marys Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1074th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Marys Close (B27 6QX) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Marys Close (B27 6QX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merstowe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merstowe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexander Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dudley Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bricksmith Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marys Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sherbourne Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sherbourne Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greswolde Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sherbourne Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alexander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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