Total Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wentworth Road area has the lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 34th 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 Wentworth Road (B17 9SN) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Wentworth Road (B17 9SN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Vivian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Emerson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Serpentine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Serpentine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Serpentine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Serpentine Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterward Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Emerson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vivian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lonsdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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