Total Crime Rate

324.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.7 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 324.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.9 10/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Robbery 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Firs Farm Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 200th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firs Farm Drive (B36 8DA) in the last 12 months was 324.7 per 1,000 residents and was 163.8% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 221.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firs Farm Drive (B36 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Robertson Knoll. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firs Farm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drylea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moatmead Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orkney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orkney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orkney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Firs Farm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drylea Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Orkney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moatmead Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orkney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robertson Knoll —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robertson Knoll Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Knoll Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hillcross Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vallian Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moatmead Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moatmead Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Scotchings —
Apr 2026Other crime Millington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ermington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ermington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chipperfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moatmead Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chipperfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Scotchings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Scotchings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Scotchings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vallian Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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