Total Crime Rate

102.9 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Drive area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1346th 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 Drive (B15 2ND) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Drive (B15 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near Ashley Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilldown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvetham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Elvetham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Estria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gilldown Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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