Total Crime Rate
124.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower White Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 1042nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower White Road (B32 2RU) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% higher than the Harborne average (90.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower White Road (B32 2RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayswood Grove, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rennie Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fleming Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinner Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edison Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fleming Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Max Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fleming Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lygon Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bourne Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bourne Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rennie Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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