Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Meadway area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 894th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadway (B33 0EA) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadway (B33 0EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cliffe Drive, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lea Village (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rycroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lea Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholars Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Old Scott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunbeam Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbeam Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmonds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmonds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gossey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Drive

Data Sources

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