Total Crime Rate
99.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blandford Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 1388th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blandford Road (B32 2LP) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blandford Road (B32 2LP), the main crime hotspot is near Selcroft Avenue. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 70 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 | Other crime | Hunslet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Purbeck Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tarrant Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarrant Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rilstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selcroft Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Selcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Meadow Piece | Under investigation |
| 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 | Burglary | Minton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Meadow Piece | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barnwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Meadow Piece | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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