Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 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 88.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
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 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 1504th 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 Highters Heath Lane (B14 4NZ) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highters Heath Lane (B14 4NZ), 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxons Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxons Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mountfield Close 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 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsthorpe Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gorleston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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