Crime Rates at Mead Rise, Birmingham, B15 3SD

Mead Rise area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 206th 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 Mead Rise (B15 3SD) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mead Rise (B15 3SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Hill Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.