Total Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 582nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Highfield Road (B14 4DU) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (B14 4DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selma Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selma Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selma Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Chilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Farm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denaby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Farm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Farm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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