Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arlington Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 1139th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Arlington Road (B14 4QE) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Highter's Heath average (91.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arlington Road (B14 4QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crest View, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Of Wales Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arlington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Woodleys Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gorleston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Woodleys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Woodleys Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Woodleys Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gorleston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crest View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Woodleys Under investigation

Data Sources

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