Total Crime Rate
157.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fladbury Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 736th 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 Fladbury Crescent (B29 6PL) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fladbury Crescent (B29 6PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rachel Gardens, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frederick Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Frederick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rachel Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wellman Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wellman Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goss Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellman Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellman Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbins Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pegasus Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frederick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rachel Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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