Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leysdown Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 569th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Leysdown Road (B27 7JY) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leysdown Road (B27 7JY), 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 Leysdown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcote Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcote Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tustin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tustin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon 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 Brook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leysdown Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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