Crime Rates at Meadthorpe Road, Birmingham, B44 8TY

Meadthorpe Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1002nd 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 Meadthorpe Road (B44 8TY) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadthorpe Road (B44 8TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delhurst Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.