Total Crime Rate
1160.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
486.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milford Place area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 21st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Milford Place (B14 7LF) in the last 12 months was 1160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 911.6% higher 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 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 173 (≈ 486.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milford Place (B14 7LF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 321 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A435 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A435 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A435 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A435 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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