Total Crime Rate

43.4 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 43.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fairmead Rise area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 729th lowest 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 Fairmead Rise (B38 8BS) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the King's Norton North average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairmead Rise (B38 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Woodglade Croft. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairmead Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Alderney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodglade Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairmead Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodglade Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodglade Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alderney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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