Total Crime Rate
129.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Miraj Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Small Heath , and the 1037th 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 Miraj Avenue (B11 4JW) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 98.5% higher than the Small Heath average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Miraj Avenue (B11 4JW), the main crime hotspot is near Showell Green Lane. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Small Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eileen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Showell Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Showell Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fernside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geoffrey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lyons Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Philip Sidney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Philip Sidney Road | Under investigation |
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