Total Crime Rate

140.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 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
  • Public order 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 Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 887th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highters Close (B14 4NN) in the last 12 months was 140.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highters Close (B14 4NN), 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 Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ibberton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hawkswood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Grove Under investigation
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 Aldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxons Way
Apr 2026Public order Gorleston Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxons Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitlock Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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