Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hagley Road West area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hagley Road West (B17 8AE) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hagley Road West (B17 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Adkins Lane. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spreadbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Porters Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Long Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Hyde Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adkins Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Adkins Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adkins Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adkins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Long Hyde Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Adkins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adkins Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Adkins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Adkins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Adkins Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Long Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Adkins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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