Total Crime Rate

364.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 364.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 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 6th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 168th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 364.7 per 1,000 residents and was 231.2% higher than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 178.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadway (B33 8NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blakenhale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Folliott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hallmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakenhale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakenhale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakenhale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blakenhale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Holbeach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holbeach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holbeach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmonds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmonds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Outmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Orpwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Orpwood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholars Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Orpwood Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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