Total Crime Rate

301.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 301.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Highgate Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 226th 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 Upper Highgate Street (B12 0XX) in the last 12 months was 301.1 per 1,000 residents and was 132.8% 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 46 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 Burglary ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 159.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Highgate Street (B12 0XX), the main crime hotspot is near Canford Close. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Highgate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royston Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frank Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ketley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pentland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angelina Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jinnah Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime James Samuel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dymoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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