Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleton Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 1454th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (B14 7HS) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (B14 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drayton Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Institute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Judes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheelers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdwell Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road East Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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