Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B28 8SU
How much crime is recorded in B28 8SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Acocks Green West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,040 (2024)
B28 8SUBirmingham
How safe is B28 8SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B28 8SU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
64.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B28 8SUNational
Violence and sexual offences43.923.6
Burglary21.19.1
Vehicle crime11.23.5
Other theft5.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order4.44.6
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.91.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Robbery1.41.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.