Crime Rates at Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL

Balden Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Balden Road (B32 2EL) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balden Road (B32 2EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Toronto Gardens, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ledsam Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.