Total Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 19.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highfield Road area has the lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Moseley , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (B13 9HR) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Moseley average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (B13 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mayfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Green Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Green Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Manor Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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