Total Crime Rate

301.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 301.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
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

Meadway 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.

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Crime Over Time in Meadway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbeach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folliott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Outmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hallmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hallmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Public order Hallmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Edmonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholars Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scholars Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakenhale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scholars Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbeach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mirfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Compton Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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