Total Crime Rate
217.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
140.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westley Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 421st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westley Road (B27 7UW) in the last 12 months was 217.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% higher than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westley Road (B27 7UW), the main crime hotspot is near Sorrel Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Acocks Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyd Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Broad Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aspen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sorrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sorrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marys Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flint Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pearl Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Flint Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greswolde Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merstowe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merstowe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Westley Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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