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

Highfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 209th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 3EF) in the last 12 months was 318.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% higher than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 122.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% 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 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartley Place (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.