Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 1078th lowest 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 Heath Lane (B14 4PB) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highters Heath Lane (B14 4PB), 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Forder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Rise 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxons Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsthorpe Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxons Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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