Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gillhurst Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 1398th 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 Gillhurst Road (B17 8PG) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillhurst Road (B17 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Marsland Close. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gillhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marsland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hermitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marsland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marsland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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