Crime Rates at Merryhill Drive, Birmingham, B18 5HJ

Merryhill Drive area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 753rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merryhill Drive (B18 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merryhill Drive (B18 5HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Central Park Drive. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.