Total Crime Rate

623.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 623.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 138.5 9/10
  • Other theft 69.2 10/10
  • Public order 46.2 10/10
  • Robbery 46.2 10/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 59th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (B12 0LL) in the last 12 months was 623.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% higher than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (β‰ˆ 300.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (B12 0LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rea Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alcester Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alcester Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rea Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rea Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rea Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rea Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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