Total Crime Rate
108.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower White Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 1270th 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 Lower White Road (B32 2RU) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 235.4% 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 Bourne Green (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harborne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glyn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower White Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower White Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower White Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edison Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mayswood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Max Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bourne Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bourne Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bourne Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bourne Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fleming Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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