Total Crime Rate
139.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lulworth Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 896th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lulworth Road (B28 8NR) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lulworth Road (B28 8NR), the main crime hotspot is near Besant Grove. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Besant Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Besant Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Besant Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Besant Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Besant Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Besant Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Besant Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Besant Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Besant Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Hollies Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Endsleigh Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lulworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lulworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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