Total Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gillhurst Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 129th lowest 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 Gillhurst Road (B17 8PD) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gillhurst Road (B17 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Umpire Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellesboro' Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harborne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knightlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Pathway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Umpire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesboro' Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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