Total Crime Rate

158.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.4 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 158.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 128.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Firtree Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 725th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firtree Road (B24 9SH) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firtree Road (B24 9SH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Firtree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Ardenleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firtree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shipley Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doreen Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willey Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willey Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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