Total Crime Rate

295.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 295.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harborne Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 245th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harborne Lane (B29 6TL) in the last 12 months was 295.3 per 1,000 residents and was 144.8% 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 Shoplifting with 290 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 176 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harborne Lane (B29 6TL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Harborne Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Dingle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Dingle Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Dingle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rachel Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rachel Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rachel Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellman Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellman Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Dingle Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Dingle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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