Total Crime Rate

307.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.4 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 307.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.1 10/10
  • Burglary 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 217th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (B14 7BH) in the last 12 months was 307.3 per 1,000 residents and was 167.9% higher than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 159.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (B14 7BH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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