Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ferndale Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 325th 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 Ferndale Road (B28 9AU) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (B28 9AU), the main crime hotspot is near Cambrai Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brooklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Silverlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hamlet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Welby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welby Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welby Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambrai Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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