Total Crime Rate

149.0 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 149.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 136.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Farncote Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 834th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farncote Drive (B74 4QS) in the last 12 months was 149.0 per 1,000 residents and was 212.0% higher than the Sutton Four Oaks average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farncote Drive (B74 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near Farncote Drive. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farncote Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Park Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Royal Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Royal Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Farncote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Royal Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Royal Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Oaks Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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