Crime Rates at Highfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3EF

Highfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 218th 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 Highfield Road (B15 3EF) in the last 12 months was 305.8 per 1,000 residents and was 115.2% higher than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 159.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (B15 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plough And Harrow Road, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartley Place (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.