Total Crime Rate

139.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foxglove Close area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 896th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foxglove Close (B27 7NT) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxglove Close (B27 7NT), the main crime hotspot is near Norland Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foxglove Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anstey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northanger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chaucer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foxglove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vicarage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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