Crime Rates at Highcroft Road, Birmingham, B23 6GS

Highcroft Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 919th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highcroft Road (B23 6GS) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highcroft Road (B23 6GS), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Place. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.