Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Francis Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 873rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Francis Road (B33 8SN) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower than the Heartlands average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Road (B33 8SN), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Francis Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Halkett Glade Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halkett Glade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Francis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blakesley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyttelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyttelton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyttelton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halkett Glade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halkett Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Neston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Neston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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