Total Crime Rate
125.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairfax Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 1069th 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 Fairfax Road (B75 7JX) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher than the Sutton Reddicap average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairfax Road (B75 7JX), the main crime hotspot is near Reddicap Heath Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sutton Reddicap| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reddicap Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Chad'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeman Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colmore Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsfall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reddicap Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reddicap Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Chad'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reddicap Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ogley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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