Total Crime Rate

134.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Farnborough Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 981st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farnborough Road (B35 7JG) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Castle Vale average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnborough Road (B35 7JG), the main crime hotspot is near Mere Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farnborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rye Grass Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chigwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merlin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viscount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Athan Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Athan Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Athan Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Javelin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhoose Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rye Grass Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drem Croft —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mere Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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