Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Miraj 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.

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Crime Over Time in Miraj Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs The Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eileen Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Showell Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Showell Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fernside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Showell Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Showell Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Showell Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lyons Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Philip Sidney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Philip Sidney Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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