Total Crime Rate
175.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
114.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middlemore Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 627th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 144.9% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middlemore Road (B66 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near St Stephens Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Holyhead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Moyses Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lones Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Middlemore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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