Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (B27 7YB) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (B27 7YB), 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.
View Crime In Acocks Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Starcross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Starcross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fanshawe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sorrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Botteville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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