Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 9EW
How much crime is recorded in B17 9EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harborne East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
B17 9EWBirmingham
How safe is B17 9EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 9EW 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
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 9EWNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary9.09.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft1.74.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.14.6
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.