Total Crime Rate

153.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 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 153.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 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

Fanshawe Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 762nd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Fanshawe Road (B27 7BX) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fanshawe Road (B27 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Norland Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fanshawe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hyron Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starcross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starcross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starcross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starcross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fanshawe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Botteville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyron Hall Road —
Apr 2026Public order Dolphin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Circular Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dolphin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dolphin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botteville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botteville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Circular Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Botteville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pool Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Farm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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