Total Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Franklin Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 385th 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 Franklin Road (B30 2HG) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Road (B30 2HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mary Vale Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Franklin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Franklin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Franklin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bournville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mary Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mary Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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