Total Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 139.9 9/10
  • Other theft 56.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Albany Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 914th highest 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 Albany Road (B17 9JX) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (B17 9JX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 55 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vivian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bull Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bull Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chad Valley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Forest Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chad Valley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Emerson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emerson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chad Valley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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