Total Crime Rate

168.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lakefield Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 684th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lakefield Close (B28 8QZ) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 133.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakefield Close (B28 8QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lakefield Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lakefield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mapleton Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gospel Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ashorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehaven Grove
Sep 2025Robbery Lakey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mapleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hindon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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