Crime Rates at Harborne Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6SP

Harborne Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 561st 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 Harborne Lane (B29 6SP) in the last 12 months was 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -59.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harborne Lane (B29 6SP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 477 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.