Small Heath and Highgate vs Sparkbrook

Small Heath and Highgate has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,189 crimes in the last 12 months. Sparkbrook has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 4,017 crimes. Small Heath and Highgate scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Small Heath and Highgate shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sparkbrook shows +1.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Small Heath and Highgate, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,615 incidents). In Sparkbrook, it is Violent Crime (1,812 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Small Heath and Highgate recorded 353 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sparkbrook recorded 232. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Small Heath and Highgate totalled 1,615 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,812 in Sparkbrook. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Small Heath and Highgate recorded 4,561 crimes (now 4,189, a change of -8.2%). Sparkbrook recorded 3,947 crimes previously (now 4,017, +1.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Small Heath and Highgate has a resolution rate of 28.6% and Sparkbrook has 35.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Small Heath and Highgate falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Sparkbrook is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Small Heath and Highgate and Sparkbrook. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.