Total Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crookham Close area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 1469th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Crookham Close (B17 8RR) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crookham Close (B17 8RR), the main crime hotspot is near Balden Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harborne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crookham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fitz Roy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crookham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lightwoods Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A456 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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