Crime Rates at Harmer Street, Birmingham, B18 7RT

Harmer Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1302nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harmer Street (B18 7RT) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harmer Street (B18 7RT), the main crime hotspot is near Knightstone Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.