Crime Rates at Meadow Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8DH

Meadow Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 166th 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 Meadow Road (B17 8DH) in the last 12 months was 352.5 per 1,000 residents and was 257.5% higher than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 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 Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 209.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (B17 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrooke Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.