Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

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 4AR) 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 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Centenary Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harpers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cressage Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peters Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Centenary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Centenary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Oak Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs The Oak Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purslow Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Hawkesley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adstone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adstone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oak Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peters Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willetts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harpers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harpers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleys Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oak Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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