Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Madeley Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 925th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Madeley Road (B11 1UY) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madeley Road (B11 1UY), the main crime hotspot is near Ansell Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Madeley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Madeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbotsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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