Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 72.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Harborne Park Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1303rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Harborne Park Road (B17 0BQ) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harborne Park Road (B17 0BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harborne Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vivian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yewdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stapylton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stapylton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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