Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.8 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 162.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 128.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Severne Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 695th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Severne Road (B27 7HR) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 128.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severne Road (B27 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Liddon Grove. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Severne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Oakhill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Overton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leysdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcote Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gospel Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcote Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakhill Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tustin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendleton Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tustin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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