Total Crime Rate

240.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Meadway area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 369th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 East Meadway (B33 0AU) in the last 12 months was 240.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% higher than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (136.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 118.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Meadway (B33 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Blackmoor Croft. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Glebe Farm & Tile Cross

Crime Over Time in East Meadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kyngsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gressel Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackmoor Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackmoor Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Midland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Metlin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchtrees Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchtrees Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchtrees Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchtrees Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gressel Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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