Crime Rates at Shirley Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7XH

Shirley 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 Shirley Road (B27 7XH) 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 Shirley Road (B27 7XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 398 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.