Crime Rates at War Lane, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9RS

War Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 1415th 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 War Lane (B17 9RS) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around War Lane (B17 9RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Muscott Grove, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.