Crime Rates at The Fordrough, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3LH

The Fordrough area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1413th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Fordrough (B31 3LH) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the King's Norton North average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Fordrough (B31 3LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aldersmead Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.