Crime Rates at Farnham Road, Birmingham, B21 8EF

Farnham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 328th 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 Farnham Road (B21 8EF) in the last 12 months was 255.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 143.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnham Road (B21 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.