Total Crime Rate

176.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 634th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley Road (B10 0EG) in the last 12 months was 176.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Bordesley Green average (175.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (B10 0EG), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Road. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minster Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Small Heath Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minster Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Minster Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Small Heath Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lloyd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Small Heath Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Small Heath Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Small Heath Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Small Heath Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Small Heath Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Small Heath Highway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Keats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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