Total Crime Rate
114.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Frances Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1148th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Frances Road (B30 3DU) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frances Road (B30 3DU), the main crime hotspot is near Breedon Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 22 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wildmoor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hudson'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wildmoor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shirley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wildmoor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Breedon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Windsor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ebury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queens Drive | Under investigation |
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