Total Crime Rate

424.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 424.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 246.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.3 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Melville Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Melville Road (B16 9NE) in the last 12 months was 424.2 per 1,000 residents and was 152.6% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 277.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Road (B16 9NE), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Road. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Manor Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strutt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Strutt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stockdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hermitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moorland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyttelton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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