Crime Rates at Greenwood Avenue, Birmingham, B27 7RH

Greenwood Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 415th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Greenwood Avenue (B27 7RH) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Avenue (B27 7RH), the main crime hotspot is near Foxglove Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.