Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middlemore Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 496th 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 Middlemore Road (B31 3UN) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middlemore Road (B31 3UN), the main crime hotspot is near Overbury Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Allens Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Staple Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Overbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pensford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staple Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Overbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lime Tree Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moor Leasow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollow Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Leasow | Under investigation |
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