Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Furlong Meadow area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 918th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Furlong Meadow (B31 3XJ) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furlong Meadow (B31 3XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldersmead Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beach Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Furlong Meadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dice Pleck Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shrawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staple Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Staple Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Acres Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dice Pleck
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Open Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookes Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrawley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pensford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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