Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B14 5HS
How much crime is recorded in B14 5HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highter's Heath & Maypole
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,509 (2024)
B14 5HSBirmingham
How safe is B14 5HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B14 5HS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 5HSNational
Shoplifting38.58.4
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Burglary15.79.1
Criminal damage and arson11.54.7
Vehicle crime9.43.5
Other theft8.54.5
Robbery5.61.4
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order4.04.6
Theft from the person1.82.1
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.