Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Melton Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 968th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melton Road (B14 7ES) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% higher than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (B14 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leveret Drive, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Institute Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bagnell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nutgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Institute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Institute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Drayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Florence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Florence Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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