Total Crime Rate
328.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middle Acre Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 194th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Acre Road (B32 3AP) in the last 12 months was 328.0 per 1,000 residents and was 193.0% higher than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 159.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middle Acre Road (B32 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Rush Green. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bartley Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rush Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rush Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Acres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Acres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Green Acres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rush Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Millmead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barn Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barn Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rush Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rush Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Middle Acre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Simmons Leasow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Simmons Leasow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Hill | Under investigation |
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