Total Crime Rate
184.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 596th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Gardens (B30 1BB) in the last 12 months was 184.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Gardens (B30 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Hood Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournville & Cotteridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kipling Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lady Bracknell Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ingoldsby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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