Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 95.2 7/10
  • Other theft 35.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Albany Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 1399th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Albany Road (B17 9JX) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% higher than the Harborne average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (B17 9JX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vivian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chad Valley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chad Valley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Margaret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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