Total Crime Rate
120.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Boulevard area has the 21st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 1107th 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 West Boulevard (B32 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Boulevard (B32 2PJ), 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 | Barnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennard Grove | — |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Tarrant Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarrant Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Meadow Piece | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hunslet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hunslet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunslet Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barnwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rilstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dufton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Meadow Piece | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Meadow Piece | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Meadow Piece | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Minton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martley Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Martley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Martley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Martley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dufton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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