Total Crime Rate

559.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 559.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 218.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.8 10/10
  • Other theft 47.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
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

Hazelwood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 68th 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 Hazelwood Road (B27 7TG) in the last 12 months was 559.8 per 1,000 residents and was 298.0% higher than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 194.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazelwood Road (B27 7TG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazelwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botteville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dudley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botteville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Botteville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Botteville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botteville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botteville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botteville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botteville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botteville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sorrel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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