Total Crime Rate

284.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 284.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.4 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highbridge Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 248th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highbridge Road (B73 5RB) in the last 12 months was 284.3 per 1,000 residents and was 150.3% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbridge Road (B73 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Union Drive. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathlands Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fir Tree Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amos Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amos Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wakefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fir Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Britwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Union Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jockey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jockey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jockey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathlands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heathlands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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