Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirley Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1012th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Shirley Road (B28 8QL) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (B28 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lulworth Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lakey Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Englewood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endsleigh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marie Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marie Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lulworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lakey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marie Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehaven Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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