Total Crime Rate
62.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wisley Way area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 1090th 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 Wisley Way (B32 2JU) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wisley Way (B32 2JU), the main crime hotspot is near Barnwood Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harborne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarrant Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tarrant Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rilstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Purbeck Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Queen'S Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barnwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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