Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fernley Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1270th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Fernley Road (B11 3NP) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernley Road (B11 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Court, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornhill Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fernley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fernley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fraser Road

Data Sources

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