Crime Rates at Harpers Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 4AP

Harpers Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1520th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Harpers Road (B31 4AP) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harpers Road (B31 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbeydale Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Centenary Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.