Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Botteville Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Botteville Road (B27 7YE) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Botteville Road (B27 7YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 192 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Acocks Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Botteville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Botteville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botteville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sorrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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