Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Falconhurst Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 590th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Falconhurst Road (B29 6SB) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Falconhurst Road (B29 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Strathdene Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reservoir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Falconhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corisande Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corisande Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Strathdene Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Strathdene Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Saunton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Strathdene Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Falconhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wyvern Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Strathdene Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Weoley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weoley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Weoley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lepid Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
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