Total Crime Rate

124.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 124.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 1034th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (B35 7PR) in the last 12 months was 124.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Castle Vale average (138.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (B35 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Valencia Croft. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northolt Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hedley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Athan Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyce Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyce Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyce Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyce Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dyce Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valencia Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Valencia Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farnborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hedley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rye Grass Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hedley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Northolt Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northolt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mere Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mere Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rye Grass Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northolt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Grass Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Cuthberts Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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