Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Meadow Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 507th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Old Meadow Road (B31 3QE) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Longbridge & West Heath average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Meadow Road (B31 3QE), the main crime hotspot is near Alvechurch Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Meadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fryer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alvechurch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alvechurch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fryer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tomlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fryer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fryer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fryer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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