Total Crime Rate

1000.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.4 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 1000.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 559.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.1 10/10
  • Burglary 90.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 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

Highfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 29th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (B15 3ED) in the last 12 months was 1000.0 per 1,000 residents and was 603.7% higher than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 230 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 187.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (B15 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near Plough And Harrow Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4532 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4532 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Skipton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4284 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plough And Harrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Huntly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plough And Harrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4532 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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