Total Crime Rate
976.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hazelwood Road area has the highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 32nd 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 Hazelwood Road (B27 7TG) in the last 12 months was 976.5 per 1,000 residents and was 564.8% higher than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 301 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 155.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 181.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hazelwood Road (B27 7TG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Acocks Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holly Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Starcross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olton Boulevard East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Overlea Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Overlea Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Overlea Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overlea Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sorrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Botteville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Starcross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Isley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Road | Under investigation |
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