Total Crime Rate

506.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

280.2 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 506.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 280.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.1 10/10
  • Robbery 54.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 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

Highgate Close 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 Close (B12 0YD) 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 Close (B12 0YD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Horton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Horton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Royston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angelina Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ketley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jinnah Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clissold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clissold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime James Samuel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vaughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vaughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vaughton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Vaughton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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