Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 8AR
How much crime is recorded in B17 8AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harborne West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,602 (2024)
B17 8ARBirmingham
How safe is B17 8AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 8AR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B17 8ARNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary11.19.1
Other theft5.94.5
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.