Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.2 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Farm Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 841st 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 Farm Road (B11 1LT) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 83.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Road (B11 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Larches Street. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Claremont Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour O'Keeffe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Braithwaite Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kendal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kendal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kendal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kendal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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