Total Crime Rate

209.8 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 209.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Firs Farm Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 476th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 8DB) in the last 12 months was 209.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firs Farm Drive (B36 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Orkney Avenue. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 37 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vallian Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Well Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vallian Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moatmead Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roughlea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Robertson Knoll Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Robertson Knoll Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Robertson Knoll Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robertson Knoll Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Moatmead Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orkney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orkney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Firs Farm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moatmead Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Scotchings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riddfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chipperfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hennalls Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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