Total Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morris Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morris Close (B27 6SP) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morris Close (B27 6SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Francis Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morris Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rover Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Henbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawley Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodcock Lane North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Henbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Francis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colwall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottesbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchtrees Croft Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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