Total Crime Rate

265.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 265.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Farmcote Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 286th 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 Farmcote Road (B33 9LU) in the last 12 months was 265.3 per 1,000 residents and was 140.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farmcote Road (B33 9LU), the main crime hotspot is near Beswick Grove. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farmcote Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swancote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hedgley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Howden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greswold Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peplow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kempe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croxton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croxton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Croxton Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Roundhay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Roundhay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Roundhay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leafield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leafield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glebe Farm Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Farm Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beswick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beswick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingfisher Veiw Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft North Roundhay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

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