Total Crime Rate
364.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hagley 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.
View Crime In Harborne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | White Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Croft | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverhampton Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolverhampton Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wolverhampton Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolverhampton Road South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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