Total Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highbridge Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1026th 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 Highbridge Road (B73 5QU) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbridge Road (B73 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Union Drive. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Union Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amos Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wakefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wakefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boldmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Union Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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