Total Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Henlow Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 849th 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 Henlow Road (B14 5DT) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henlow Road (B14 5DT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arundel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hawkhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawkhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Henlow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forder Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.