Crime Rates at Overton Road, Birmingham, B27 7LL

Overton Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 227th 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 Overton Road (B27 7LL) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Road (B27 7LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gospel Farm Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.