Crime Rates at Farndon Road, Birmingham, B8 3HR

Farndon Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 437th 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 Farndon Road (B8 3HR) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farndon Road (B8 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazelbeach Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maitland Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.