Total Crime Rate
427.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood Road (B27 7XW) 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 Hazelwood Road (B27 7XW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Acocks Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyall Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holly Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lyall Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hazelwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northanger Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearl Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pearl Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broad Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anstey Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Anstey Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anstey Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Isley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyall Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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