Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenwood Avenue area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1523rd lowest 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 Greenwood Avenue (B27 7RD) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Avenue (B27 7RD), 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 Greenwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Chaucer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anstey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northanger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foxglove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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