Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 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 41.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Serpentine Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 667th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Serpentine Road (B17 9RD) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Harborne average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 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 ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Serpentine Road (B17 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Serpentine Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stapylton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Whatecroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vivian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Serpentine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weather Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Weather Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stapylton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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