Total Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 519th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farnborough Road (B35 7PD) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnborough Road (B35 7PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rawlins Croft, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valencia Croft (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farnborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Valencia Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squadron Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Croy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawlins Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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