Total Crime Rate

221.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 221.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Other crime 20.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Keats Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 430th 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 Keats Grove (B27 7QS) in the last 12 months was 221.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keats Grove (B27 7QS), the main crime hotspot is near Lyall Grove. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Keats Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lyall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Besant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Besant Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyall Grove 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 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 Lyall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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