Total Crime Rate

244.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.4 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 244.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oakmeadow Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 330th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakmeadow Close (B33 0AQ) in the last 12 months was 244.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 167.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakmeadow Close (B33 0AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Blackmoor Croft. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakmeadow Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Metlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakmeadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Leycroft Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gressel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gressel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Metlin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Leycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Hall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaynes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaynes Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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