Total Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 20.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gospel Farm Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 243rd 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 Gospel Farm Road (B27 7JN) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gospel Farm Road (B27 7JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overton Grove (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gospel Farm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gospel Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tustin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tustin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mapleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mapleton Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hindon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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