Total Crime Rate

349.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 349.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.1 10/10
  • Robbery 33.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Fountain Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 177th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Fountain Road (B17 8NL) in the last 12 months was 349.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 149.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountain Road (B17 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Marsland Close. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fountain Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Percival Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Station Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marsland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marsland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fountain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fountain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fountain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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