Total Crime Rate

235.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 235.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • 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

East Meadway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 351st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Meadway (B33 0AP) in the last 12 months was 235.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% higher than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 158.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Meadway (B33 0AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heritage Way, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchtrees Drive (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Meadway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bantams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychbold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wychbold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gressel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bantams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bantams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gressel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakmeadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchtrees Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leycroft Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Leycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychbold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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