Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Meadow Brook Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 934th 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 Meadow Brook Road (B31 1ND) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Brook Road (B31 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Veronica Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Brook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veronica Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wistaria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Veronica Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veronica Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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