Total Crime Rate
73.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Timbers area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 1314th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Timbers (B45 0HU) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower than the Frankley Great Park average (122.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Timbers (B45 0HU), the main crime hotspot is near Rubery Lane South. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shapinsay Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Doweries | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rubery Lane South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rubery Lane South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wide Acres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wide Acres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Doweries | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Doweries | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Doweries | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Doweries | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Farms Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Timbers | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaddersley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fabian Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fabian Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rubery Lane South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaddersley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stronsay Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shapinsay Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shapinsay Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Round Saw Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quarry House Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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