Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Harlech Close area has the 44th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1370th 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 Harlech Close (B32 4JR) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harlech Close (B32 4JR), the main crime hotspot is near Wychbury Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harlech Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maxstoke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kyles Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Earls Ferry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lady Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Ferry Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wychbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wychbury Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Earls Ferry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxstoke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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