Crime Rates at Melville Hall, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9NJ

Melville Hall area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1282nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melville Hall (B16 9NJ) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Hall (B16 9NJ), 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.