Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 69.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Greenside area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1235th 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 Greenside (B17 0BT) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenside (B17 0BT), the main crime hotspot is near Metchley Rise. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merryfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vivian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Margaret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasdene Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasdene Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grasdene Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Metchley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Metchley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merryfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Metchley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yewdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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