Crime Rates at Highgate Road, Birmingham, B12 8ED

Highgate Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Highgate Road (B12 8ED) in the last 12 months was 281.7 per 1,000 residents and was 238.3% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (83.3 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 156.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Road (B12 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.