Total Crime Rate

169.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 41st highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 650th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Highgate Street (B12 0YB) in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Highgate Street (B12 0YB), 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 (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shawbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Canford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime James Samuel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pentland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Sherbourne Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dymoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shawbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frank Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Highgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Highgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angelina Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Salop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Darwin Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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