Total Crime Rate

67.9 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Faraday Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 1201st lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 1LU) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Quinton average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Avenue (B32 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Leasow. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Faraday Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Edison Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences World'S End Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edison Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hopedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Middle Leasow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Middle Leasow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Middle Leasow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Leasow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Leasow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Leasow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Leasow Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glyn Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middle Meadow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wedgewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wedgewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Max Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quinton Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Quinton Road West Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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