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

Maypole 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 Maypole Lane (B14 4PJ) 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 Maypole Lane (B14 4PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorleston Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayberry Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maypole Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gorleston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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