Crime Rates at Heartlands Place, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 1TA

Heartlands Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 622nd 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 Heartlands Place (B8 1TA) in the last 12 months was 176.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Alum Rock average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heartlands Place (B8 1TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellesmere Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Gate (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.