Crime Rates at Metchley Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2PQ

Metchley Park Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 667th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Metchley Park Road (B15 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Metchley Park Road (B15 2PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 436 crimes here, including 272 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.