Crime Rates at Meadway, Birmingham, B33 8LY

Meadway area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 474th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadway (B33 8LY) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Meadway (B33 8LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rayners Croft (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.