Total Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grayland Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Acocks Green average (146.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grayland Close (B27 7NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Botteville Gardens, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Grove (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grayland Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botteville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botteville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Overlea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Overlea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Overlea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overlea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sorrel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Botteville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botteville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botteville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botteville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Botteville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Isley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olton Boulevard East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westley Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northanger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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