Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadthorpe Road area has the 78th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1490th lowest 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 Meadthorpe Road (B44 8TX) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadthorpe Road (B44 8TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delhurst Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadthorpe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somercotes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brentwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Oscott Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oscott Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delhurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Regina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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