Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 126.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Harcourt Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 999th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harcourt Road (B23 5NU) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harcourt Road (B23 5NU), the main crime hotspot is near Robert Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harcourt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Robert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regan Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Regan Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Regan Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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