Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 50.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 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

Lordswood Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 863rd 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 Lordswood Road (B17 8PR) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lordswood Road (B17 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anderson Road, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adkins Lane (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lordswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porters Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Adkins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adkins Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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