Total Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edenbridge Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 166th 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 Edenbridge Road (B28 8PS) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edenbridge Road (B28 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Lakefield Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakefield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vicarage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakefield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakefield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lakey Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehaven Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marie Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marie Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Englewood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marie Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marie Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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