Crime Rate in Heartlands, ward

Heartlands has the 30th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1847th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 170th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heartlands in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heartlands’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 865 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,074 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heartlands ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 490 crimes here, including 356 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.