Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Faraday Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 743rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Faraday Avenue (B32 1JP) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Quinton average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Avenue (B32 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quinton Road West, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rennie Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Faraday Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Max Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Quinton Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quinton Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Quinton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faraday Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Faraday Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Faraday Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edison Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunt Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wedgewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rennie Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime World'S End Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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