Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 22.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Fairway area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 284th 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 The Fairway (B38 8XG) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Fairway (B38 8XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ombersley Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birdie Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Fairway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Braid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Club View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wychall Park Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nortune Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nortune Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alderney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Alderney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chip Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birdie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rednal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Club View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ainsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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