Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.9 2/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle Park Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Middle Park Road (B29 4BH) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Park Road (B29 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Abdon Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Middle Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Abdon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holdgate Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holdgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillyard Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillyard Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holdgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holdgate Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Abdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Abdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruthall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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