Total Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acheson Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 681st 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 Acheson Road (B28 0TT) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Hall Green North average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acheson Road (B28 0TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acheson Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Acheson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colebrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barbara Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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