Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Boulevard area has the 16th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 831st 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 2PR) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Boulevard (B32 2PR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in West Boulevard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tedstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dufton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Moat Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Moat Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dufton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bolney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgmont Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennard Grove
Sep 2025Public order Tedstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tedstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tedstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selcroft Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Martley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Martley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Selcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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