Total Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milstead Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1027th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Milstead Road (B26 2EH) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milstead Road (B26 2EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Averill Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadstone Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milstead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deer Park Way
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Milstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleetwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deer Park Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Averill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Averill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Averill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Averill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Averill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Este Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Este Road

Data Sources

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