Total Crime Rate
976.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowling Green Mews area has the highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bowling Green Mews (B27 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 976.5 per 1,000 residents and was 564.8% higher than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 301 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 155.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 181.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowling Green Mews (B27 7BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 398 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Acocks Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mallard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mallard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mallard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mallard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olton Boulevard East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mallard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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