Total Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moor Pool Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Pool Avenue (B17 9DS) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moor Pool Avenue (B17 9DS), the main crime hotspot is near Pereira Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Serpentine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ravenhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Whatecroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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