Crime Rates at Middlemore Road, Middlemore Industrial Estate, Smethwick, B66 2EP

Middlemore 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 2EP) 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 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kentish Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belmont Road East (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.