Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Firth Drive area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1041st lowest 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 Firth Drive (B14 4DL) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% 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 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brigfield Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chinn Brook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brigfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Colemeadow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Colemeadow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chinn Brook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brigfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendeen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shorters Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shorters Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shorters Avenue | Under investigation |
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