Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Franks Way area has the 31st highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 939th 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 Franks Way (B33 8RQ) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franks Way (B33 8RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 197 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Franks Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Yardley Fields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Glendale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rattle Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rattle Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rattle Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alcombe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcombe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alcombe Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Church Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Grevis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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