Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Fern Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1250th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Road (B24 9DA) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Road (B24 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilberforce Way (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Edwards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shipley Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moor End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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