Total Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 147.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Norlan Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 816th 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 Norlan Drive (B14 5DF) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 112.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norlan Drive (B14 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Britford Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tandy Drive (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norlan Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melfort Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melfort Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecote Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecote Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Playdon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Britford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Henlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tandy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tandy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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