Total Crime Rate
141.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meon Grove area has the 25th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 904th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meon Grove (B33 0TT) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% higher than the Garretts Green average (103.2 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 Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meon Grove (B33 0TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hotham Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old College Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Garretts Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowesmoor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hotham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brinsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brinsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Frodesley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frodesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hotham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hotham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hotham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mickleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnuts Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chestnuts Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chestnuts Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollyfaste Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hotham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hotham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hotham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meon Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowesmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hidcote Grove | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Homestead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Homestead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hidcote Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hidcote Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowesmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowesmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowesmoor Road | Under investigation |
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