Crime Rate in Highter's Heath, ward

Highter's Heath has the 24th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 2112th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 206th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Highter's Heath in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Highter's Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 404 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 9 cases , up 350.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 504 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Highter's Heath ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 207 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (66 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.