Total Crime Rate

217.3 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 217.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Middleway View area has the 48th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 440th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleway View (B18 7BY) in the last 12 months was 217.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleway View (B18 7BY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 353 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleway View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bond Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Marks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleway View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleway View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Marks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boar Hound Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Boar Hound Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boar Hound Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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