Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vivian Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 766th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Vivian Road (B17 0DN) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vivian Road (B17 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vivian Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emerson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Serpentine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Serpentine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Serpentine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Serpentine Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Metchley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Metchley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leahurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vivian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Emerson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Metchley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Metchley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Metchley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Metchley Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Metchley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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