Crime Rates at Waterfront Walk, Birmingham, B1 1SZ

Waterfront Walk area has the 67th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1300th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterfront Walk (B1 1SZ) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterfront Walk (B1 1SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 446 crimes here, including 241 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.