Crime Rates at Merrishaw Road, Birmingham, B31 3SW

Merrishaw Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 863rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrishaw Road (B31 3SW) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the King's Norton North average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrishaw Road (B31 3SW), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.