Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Farfield Close area has the 46th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1180th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Farfield Close (B31 3XX) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farfield Close (B31 3XX), the main crime hotspot is near Aldersmead Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Houldey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnlea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bank Top Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Over Brunton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Houldey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tristram Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lime Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bank Top Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnlea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnlea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seven Acres Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnlea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Staple Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnlea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staple Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Burnlea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnlea Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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