Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shirley Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1201st 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 Shirley Road (B27 7NP) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (B27 7NP), the main crime hotspot is near Norland Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Oakhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Foxglove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northanger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anstey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anstey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anstey Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olton Boulevard East Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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