Total Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

High Brow area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 High Brow (B17 9EN) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Brow (B17 9EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Umpire Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pereira Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Brow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Umpire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lonsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Pathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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