Crime Rates at Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7NF

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 7NF) 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 7NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Cuthberts Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mere Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.