Total Crime Rate

91.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Mill Burn Way area has the 49th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1499th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Burn Way (B9 4PH) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Burn Way (B9 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near West Holme. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Burn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Maxstoke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Towpath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Holme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Waterside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Mease Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Towpath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keer Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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