Crime Rates at Mears Drive, Birmingham, B33 9AR

Mears Drive area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1200th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Mears Drive (B33 9AR) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mears Drive (B33 9AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flaxley Parkway, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Station Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.