Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meon 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.

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Crime Over Time in Meon Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowesmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hotham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frodesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frodesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hotham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hotham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hotham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mickleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnuts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnuts Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chestnuts Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollyfaste Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hotham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hotham Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hotham Close
Sep 2025Other theft Garfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meon Grove
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hidcote Grove Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homestead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hidcote Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hidcote Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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