Crime Rates at Ferndown Close, Birmingham, B26 2BT

Ferndown Close area has the 38th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1080th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndown Close (B26 2BT) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndown Close (B26 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Averill Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadstone Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.