Total Crime Rate
183.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Anson Grove 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 Anson Grove (B27 7DS) 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 Anson Grove (B27 7DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Culham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bericote Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bericote Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildfell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildfell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wildfell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodberry Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Culham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Culham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elland Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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