Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 8RL
How much crime is recorded in B17 8RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harborne West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
B17 8RLBirmingham
How safe is B17 8RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 8RL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B17 8RLNational
Shoplifting35.58.4
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Burglary14.59.1
Other theft7.24.5
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Robbery2.81.4
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.