Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fairfax Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1254th 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 Fairfax Road (B31 3SS) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Road (B31 3SS), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 41 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Titterstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Titterstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Titterstone Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turves Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turves Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Merino Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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