Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Prince Of Wales Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 1304th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Lane (B14 4LR) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Highter's Heath average (91.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Lane (B14 4LR), the main crime hotspot is near Gorleston Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gorleston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Regency Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gorleston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Arlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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