Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meadow Avenue area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 428th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Meadow Avenue (B71 3EW) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 179.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Avenue (B71 3EW), the main crime hotspot is near Wyndmill Crescent. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Charlemont with Grove Vale

Crime Over Time in Meadow Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brogden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithmoor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smithmoor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farm End Close
Sep 2025Robbery Camberley Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Camberley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Camberley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gorsty Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndmill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndmill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyndmill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndmill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndmill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndmill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wyndmill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beacon View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beacon View Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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