Total Crime Rate
115.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highfield Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1173rd 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 Highfield Road (B8 3QP) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Road (B8 3QP), the main crime hotspot is near Malthouse Lane. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warren Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dysons Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dysons Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dysons Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dysons Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warren Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warren Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcote Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcote Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Woodcote Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dysons Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kimberley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossvale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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