Crime Rates at Metchley Drive, Birmingham, B17 0LB

Metchley Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Metchley Drive (B17 0LB) in the last 12 months was 387.2 per 1,000 residents and was 130.6% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 235.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Metchley Drive (B17 0LB), the main crime hotspot is near Leeson Walk. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.