Total Crime Rate
167.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Boulevard area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 701st highest crime rate of 3,083 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 West Boulevard (B32 2US) in the last 12 months was 167.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Boulevard (B32 2US), 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 | Vehicle crime | Bolney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Moat Meadows | Under investigation |
| 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 | Public order | Martley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Martley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Martley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martley Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennard Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barnwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moat Meadows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dufton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | First Meadow Piece | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Meadow Piece | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dufton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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