Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 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 103.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langstone Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 1289th 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 Langstone Road (B14 4QS) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langstone Road (B14 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near Gorleston Road. Police recorded 43 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 Langstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gorleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hytall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambscote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambscote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gorleston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterway Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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