Total Crime Rate
169.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pool Meadow Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 651st 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 Pool Meadow Close (B13 9YP) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pool Meadow Close (B13 9YP), the main crime hotspot is near Pickwick Grove. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thirlmere Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanshurst Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pickwick Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellesley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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