Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 8DE
How much crime is recorded in B17 8DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harborne East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
B17 8DEBirmingham
How safe is B17 8DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 74.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 8DE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
74.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 8DENational
Violence and sexual offences56.623.6
Burglary14.89.1
Public order13.24.6
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Other theft7.54.5
Shoplifting7.08.4
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Robbery2.91.4
Theft from the person2.82.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.