Total Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (B17 9PE) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
In the area around North Road (B17 9PE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harborne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | York Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | York Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Forest Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Farthings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grays Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grays Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grays Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nursery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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