Crime Rates at Gospel Farm Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7LJ

Gospel Farm Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 180th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Gospel Farm Road (B27 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 340.2 per 1,000 residents and was 131.6% higher than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gospel Farm Road (B27 7LJ), 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.