Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.4 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 149.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Harold Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 801st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harold Road (B16 9DA) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harold Road (B16 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Stirling Road. Police recorded 74 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 Harold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palomino Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Meyrick Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meyrick Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palomino Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stirling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stirling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Road —
Apr 2026Public order Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shetland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shetland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leslie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shetland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palomino Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mostyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clipper View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Waterworks Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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