Total Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Upper Meadow Road area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 14th 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 Upper Meadow Road (B32 1NT) in the last 12 months was 3.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% lower than the Quinton average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Upper Meadow Road (B32 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middle Leasow (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Meadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wedgewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Faraday Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Leasow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Faraday Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faraday Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunt Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridgacre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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