Total Crime Rate

219.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 219.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Other theft 48.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Melstock Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 413th 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 Melstock Road (B14 7ND) in the last 12 months was 219.2 per 1,000 residents and was 127.2% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melstock Road (B14 7ND), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melstock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercia Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chirton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chirton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moss Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norton View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norton View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Norton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linley Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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