Crime Rates at Overton Road, Birmingham, B27 7LN

Overton Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 493rd 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 Overton Road (B27 7LN) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 165.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Road (B27 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Liddon Grove (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.