Total Crime Rate
70.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fern Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1263rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 42.7% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fern Road (B24 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Wilberforce Way. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Deakin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rollason Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Moor End Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shipley Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spring Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spring Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwards Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilberforce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilberforce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilberforce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracadale Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracadale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracadale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilberforce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rollason Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deakin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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