Crime Rates at Highgate Street, Birmingham, B12 0XR

Highgate Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 147th 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 Highgate Street (B12 0XR) in the last 12 months was 379.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.8% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 167.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Street (B12 0XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clissold Close, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.