Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 69.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairford Road area has the 86th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1238th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairford Road (B44 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairford Road (B44 8DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshall Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tysoe Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brylan Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fairford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Epwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boswell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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