Total Crime Rate
95.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harborne Park Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1441st highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Harborne Park Road (B17 0BL) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harborne Park Road (B17 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Hilldrop Grove. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edgbaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Metchley Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Metchley Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Metchley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Metchley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rodbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leahurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Metchley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Langford Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langford Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langford Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langford Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilldrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hilldrop Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denise Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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