Total Crime Rate
127.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fernley Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1048th 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 Fernley Road (B11 3NP) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernley Road (B11 3NP), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Court. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Evelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Evelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dolphin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dolphin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fraser Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fraser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fraser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holte Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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