Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Farndon Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1187th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farndon Road (B8 3HS) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Alum Rock average (92.8 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farndon Road (B8 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelbeach Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farndon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Foxton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Millthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alum Rock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ravenfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kellington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clipston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hancock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hancock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hancock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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