Total Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West Boulevard area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Boulevard (B32 2BH) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower than the Harborne average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Boulevard (B32 2BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selcroft Avenue (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Boulevard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tennal Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Selcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledsam Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Woodhouse Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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