Total Crime Rate

89.9 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 89.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Metchley Court area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1508th 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 Metchley Court (B17 0JP) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Metchley Court (B17 0JP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 264 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Metchley Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hilldrop Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hilldrop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leeson Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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