Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aspen Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 707th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Aspen Close (B27 7XG) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspen Close (B27 7XG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Aspen Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Overlea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Merstowe Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Overlea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Overlea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overlea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sorrel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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