Total Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denver Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 346th 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 Denver Road (B14 5ED) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denver Road (B14 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Saxons Way. Police recorded 30 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 Denver Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxons Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Henlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxons Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mountfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arundel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsthorpe Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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