Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Laurel Gardens area has the 60th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1196th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Laurel Gardens (B27 6TS) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Gardens (B27 6TS), the main crime hotspot is near Dalston Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jowett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beeches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Douglas Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeches Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilmorie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Mews Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Jowett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jowett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cypress Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wynford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tiffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tiffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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