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

Farnborough Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 482nd 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 Farnborough Road (B35 7NH) in the last 12 months was 208.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnborough Road (B35 7NH), 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 Pixhall Walk (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.