Total Crime Rate

104.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1334th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (B28 0DR), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tixall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tixall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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