Crime Rates at Westley Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UL

Westley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 121st 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 Westley Road (B27 7UL) in the last 12 months was 427.3 per 1,000 residents and was 190.9% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 165.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westley Road (B27 7UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sorrel Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.