Total Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bretton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bretton Road (B27 7DX) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bretton Road (B27 7DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bretton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodberry Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bretton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Collingtree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collingtree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olton Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodberry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodberry Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Thornfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thornfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thornfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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