Crime Rates at Highgate Street, Birmingham, B12 0XP

Highgate Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 84th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Highgate Street (B12 0XP) in the last 12 months was 506.4 per 1,000 residents and was 291.6% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 280.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Street (B12 0XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royston Croft, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.