Total Crime Rate

172.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 172.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Burglary 33.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Middle 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.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruthall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silvington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fox Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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