Total Crime Rate
74.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Faulkners Farm Drive area has the 90th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1329th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Faulkners Farm Drive (B23 7XG) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Faulkners Farm Drive (B23 7XG), the main crime hotspot is near Perry Walk. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingstanding| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Millbank Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cygnet Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Purley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyrley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faulkners Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkhouse Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millbank Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackrock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Daisy Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osier Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perry Walk | Under investigation |
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