Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 146.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Middlemore Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 860th 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 Middlemore Road (B66 2EA) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlemore Road (B66 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Middlemore Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middlemore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mornington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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