Total Crime Rate

160.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.8 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 160.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wilcote Grove area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 713th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilcote Grove (B27 7JD) in the last 12 months was 160.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 121.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilcote Grove (B27 7JD), 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 Wilcote Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tustin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcote Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcote Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tustin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dorsington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leysdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorsington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dorsington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorsington Road

Data Sources

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