Crime Rate in Bordesley & Highgate, ward

Bordesley & Highgate has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 60th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 6th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bordesley & Highgate in the last 12 months was 374.0 per 1,000 residents and was 190.0% higher than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bordesley & Highgate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,285 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 47 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 30.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -31.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3,084 (≈ 164.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bordesley & Highgate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 394 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bus/Coach Station (218 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.