Total Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wedgewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Faraday Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Leasow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Faraday Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgacre Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ridgacre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Faraday Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunt Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridgacre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fleming Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fleming Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fleming Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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