Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.5 5/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sir Richards Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 845th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sir Richards Drive (B17 8SS) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sir Richards Drive (B17 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Galton Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sir Richards Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hartford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porters Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croftdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Norwich Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porters Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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