Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B14 4LB
How much crime is recorded in B14 4LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highter's Heath & Maypole
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,828 (2024)
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How safe is B14 4LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B14 4LB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B14 4LBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Burglary17.29.1
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.34.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.