Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Middle Park Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 718th 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 Middle Park Road (B29 4BP) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Park Road (B29 4BP), the main crime hotspot is near Park Mews. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howes Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tamarisk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Howes Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howes Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howes Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howes Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howes Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huddleston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvide Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvide Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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