Total Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arlington Grove area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arlington Grove (B14 4QF) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arlington Grove (B14 4QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorleston Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langstone Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ibberton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westcroft Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawkswood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkswood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorleston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gorleston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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