Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 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 88.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gospel Lane area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1513th 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 Gospel Lane (B27 7AS) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gospel Lane (B27 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Liddon Grove. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gospel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tustin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leysdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bounds Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbrook Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tustin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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