Total Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 140.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highters Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 879th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Highters Road (B14 4NA) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highters Road (B14 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Saxons Way. Police recorded 30 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 Highters Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ibberton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxons Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsthorpe Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitlock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hawkswood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moundsley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbrook Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxons Way —
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Data Sources

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