Total Crime Rate

158.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dolphin Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 768th 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 Dolphin Lane (B27 7DE) in the last 12 months was 158.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 253.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 338.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 245.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dolphin Lane (B27 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Norland Road. Police recorded 57 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 Dolphin Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olton Boulevard East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Farm Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Starcross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starcross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fanshawe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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