Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fast Pits Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 1244th 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 Fast Pits Road (B25 8NY) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Heartlands average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fast Pits Road (B25 8NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Geraldine Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moreton Close (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heartlands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deakins Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Ring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Howard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Howard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Allerton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allerton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moreton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moreton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fast Pits Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Ring | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ring | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henshaw Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geraldine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deakins Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Geraldine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moreton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geraldine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Washford Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rosedale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Holder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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