Total Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025School Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 862nd 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 School Road (B28 8JD) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Road (B28 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Prestige Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 39 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 | Public order | Prestige Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endsleigh Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestige Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestige Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestige Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestige Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestige Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prestige Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Prestige Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prestige Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prestige Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prestige Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stadium Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hamlet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Silverlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Finmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brooklands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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