Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highbury Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 950th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Highbury Road (B14 7QW) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Road (B14 7QW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chamberlain Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbots Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbots Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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