Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Midland Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 1152nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Midland Drive (B72 1TU) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% higher than the Sutton Four Oaks average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midland Drive (B72 1TU), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Midland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broome Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broome Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broome Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broome Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broome Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broome Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broome Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coleshill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broome Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Reddicroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary King Edward'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Reddicroft —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lower Reddicroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Reddicroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Reddicroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Reddicroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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