Total Crime Rate
172.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middle Park Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 644th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Middle Park Road (B29 4BE) in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middle Park Road (B29 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silvington Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruthall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silvington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fox Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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