Total Crime Rate

364.6 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 364.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 253.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Hagley Road West area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 155th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hagley Road West (B32 2AL) in the last 12 months was 364.6 per 1,000 residents and was 269.8% higher than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 584.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hagley Road West (B32 2AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolverhampton Road South (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hagley Road West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary White Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frederick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolverhampton Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wolverhampton Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolverhampton Road South
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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