Total Crime Rate
301.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 228th 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 Meadway (B33 8NN) in the last 12 months was 301.9 per 1,000 residents and was 192.7% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadway (B33 8NN), the main crime hotspot is near Hallmoor Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Garretts Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbeach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folliott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Outmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hallmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hallmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hallmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edmonds Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholars Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Scholars Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakenhale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Scholars Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbeach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mirfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Compton Way | Under investigation |
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