Total Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 68.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Metfield Croft area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1219th 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 Metfield Croft (B17 0NN) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Metfield Croft (B17 0NN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 463 crimes here, including 309 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Metfield Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodleigh Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeson Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leeson Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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