Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grayland Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 235th 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 Grayland Close (B27 7NE) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grayland Close (B27 7NE), the main crime hotspot is near Botteville Gardens. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyd Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aspen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Westley Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chaucer Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chaucer Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Botteville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sorrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Botteville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Northanger Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sorrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
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