Total Crime Rate

514.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 514.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 249.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Robbery 19.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 80th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (B17 9NT) in the last 12 months was 514.9 per 1,000 residents and was 467.5% higher than the Harborne average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (B17 9NT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Harrisons Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrisons Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingscote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harrisons Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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