Total Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 8.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 Heath Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 57th 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 Highters Heath Lane (B14 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highters Heath Lane (B14 4NJ), 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 Heath Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mountfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitlock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxons Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ibberton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxons Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hawkswood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsthorpe Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gorleston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbrook Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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