Total Crime Rate

283.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 283.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfax Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 252nd 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 Fairfax Road (B31 3SB) in the last 12 months was 283.5 per 1,000 residents and was 206.8% higher than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 195.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Road (B31 3SB), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorpark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrishaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cropredy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clee Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Condover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clee Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clunbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clunbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clunbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorpark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorpark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cofton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Titterstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cofton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfax Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fairfax Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fairfax Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
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