Crime Rates at Chestnut Grove, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0EQ

Chestnut Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 317th 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 Chestnut Grove (B17 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 250.9 per 1,000 residents and was 176.5% higher than the Harborne average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 271.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Grove (B17 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leeson Walk (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.