Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meadowsweet Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1111th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowsweet Avenue (B38 9QW) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% higher than the King's Norton North average (92.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet Avenue (B38 9QW), the main crime hotspot is near Lynfield Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowsweet Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flax Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selcombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warrens End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manitoba Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lynfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campion Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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