Total Crime Rate

85.4 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 85.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Greenside area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1515th lowest 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 Greenside (B17 0BT) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Edgbaston average (167.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenside (B17 0BT), the main crime hotspot is near Metchley Drive. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vivian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Waterward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Metchley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Metchley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Metchley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Metchley Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Metchley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Metchley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Metchley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leahurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denise Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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