Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 9HT
How much crime is recorded in B17 9HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harborne West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,014 (2024)
B17 9HTBirmingham
How safe is B17 9HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 9HT area, broadly in line with 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 9HTNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Burglary7.49.1
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order3.34.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.