Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 132.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 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

Dolphin Lane area has the 49th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 954th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dolphin Lane (B27 7DE) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dolphin Lane (B27 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norland Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pool Farm Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dolphin Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Farm 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyron Hall Road
Apr 2026Burglary Circular Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hyron Hall Road Under investigation
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 Dolphin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dolphin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Circular Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dolphin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dolphin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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