Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 9QR
How much crime is recorded in B17 9QR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harborne East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,737 (2024)
How safe is B17 9QR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 9QR 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9QRNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary8.39.1
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.44.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.