Total Crime Rate

434.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.5 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 434.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 154.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Robbery 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 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

Pearl Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 114th 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 Pearl Grove (B27 7UP) in the last 12 months was 434.0 per 1,000 residents and was 208.6% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -68.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 174.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearl Grove (B27 7UP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pearl Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Pearl Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aspen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broad Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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