Total Crime Rate

183.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 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 183.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Robbery 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 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

Olton Boulevard East area has the 27th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 577th 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 Olton Boulevard East (B27 7DR) in the last 12 months was 183.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olton Boulevard East (B27 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Culham Close (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Olton Boulevard East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildfell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Culham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Culham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bericote Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bericote Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodberry Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodberry Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildfell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wildfell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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