Total Crime Rate

162.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Meadvale Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 738th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadvale Road (B45 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadvale Road (B45 8DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elliot Gardens, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roseleigh Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Meadvale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heronswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elliot Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elliot Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliot Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elliot Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elliot Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ormscliffe Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadvale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadvale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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