Bordesley & Highgate ward · Birmingham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 41% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (18.7 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 33% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (9.9 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 4.8% here, compared with 13.1% across Birmingham (8.4 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Bordesley & Highgate ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
5,335 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 5,177 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Bordesley & Highgate ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 505 mapped crimes in September 2024; 454 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bordesley & Highgate
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
505
36
October 2024
468
39
November 2024
384
43
December 2024
472
43
January 2025
398
40
February 2025
373
56
March 2025
415
42
April 2025
402
42
May 2025
432
44
June 2025
423
59
July 2025
469
48
August 2025
436
34
September 2025
404
35
October 2025
435
20
November 2025
406
25
December 2025
423
22
January 2026
377
18
February 2026
438
14
March 2026
438
23
April 2026
463
16
May 2026
501
19
June 2026
502
15
July 2026
494
25
August 2026
454
23
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bordesley & Highgate
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
2,247
vehicle crime
507
other theft
466
criminal damage arson
455
public order
418
drugs
291
burglary
211
theft from the person
196
shoplifting
178
robbery
162
possession of weapons
116
other crime
57
bicycle theft
31
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
