Total Crime Rate
139.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairgreen Way area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 913th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Fairgreen Way (B29 6EW) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairgreen Way (B29 6EW), the main crime hotspot is near Birkdale Avenue. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournbrook & Selly Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raddlebarn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raddlebarn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Matrons Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairgreen Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fairgreen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairgreen Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairgreen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fairgreen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hubert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hubert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkdale Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hubert Road | Under investigation |
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