Total Crime Rate

664.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 664.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 348.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.9 10/10
  • Public order 51.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Robbery 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Old Farm Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 55th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Old Farm Road (B33 9HH) in the last 12 months was 664.9 per 1,000 residents and was 544.5% higher than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 181.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Farm Road (B33 9HH), the main crime hotspot is near Flaxley Parkway. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Flaxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ipstones Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baslow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrowfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rattle Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rattle Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Flintway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Flintway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flaxley Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flaxley Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Flaxley Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flaxley Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Flaxley Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Flaxley Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Flaxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flaxley Parkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flaxley Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flaxley Parkway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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