Total Crime Rate

243.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 243.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.3 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

Harborne Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harborne Lane (B29 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 243.9 per 1,000 residents and was 107.0% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harborne Lane (B29 6TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 232 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bullace Croft (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harborne Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harborne Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rachel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rachel Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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