Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wentworth Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 9SS) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% lower than the Harborne average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Wentworth Road (B17 9SS), 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.
View Crime In Harborne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Serpentine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ravenhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Whatecroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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