Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Firth Drive area has the 64th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1366th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Firth Drive (B14 4DL) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firth Drive (B14 4DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colemeadow Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brigfield Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Firth Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendeen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Janice Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendeen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Janice Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneyford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chells Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shorters Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Colemeadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brigfield Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brigfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brigfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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