Acocks Green vs St Matthew's

Acocks Green has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,081 crimes in the last 12 months. St Matthew's has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 4,735 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Acocks Green shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. St Matthew's shows -6.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Acocks Green, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,876 incidents). In St Matthew's, it is Violent Crime (1,496 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Acocks Green recorded 274 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Matthew's recorded 315. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Acocks Green totalled 1,876 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,496 in St Matthew's. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Acocks Green recorded 4,329 crimes (now 4,081, a change of -5.7%). St Matthew's recorded 5,073 crimes previously (now 4,735, -6.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Acocks Green has a resolution rate of 27.1% and St Matthew's has 28.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Acocks Green falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. St Matthew's is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Acocks Green and St Matthew's. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.