Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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 58th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1463rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (B28 0DR) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (B28 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Webb Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Etwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Robins Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cole Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cole Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cole Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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