Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fast Pits Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 1091st lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 8PH) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Heartlands average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fast Pits Road (B25 8PH), the main crime hotspot is near Hob Moor Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fast Pits Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hob Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flora Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deakins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraldine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraldine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deakins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deakins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshaw Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshaw Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraldine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Geraldine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geraldine Road
Apr 2026Robbery Kathleen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elgin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elgin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elgin Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elgin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hob Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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