Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prince Of Wales Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 1382nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Lane (B14 4LR) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Highter's Heath average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% 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 43 crimes here, including 19 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambscote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hytall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterway Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Navenby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambscote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gorleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gorleston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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