Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 696th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Bordesley Green average (148.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (B10 0EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Road. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lloyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Small Heath Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lloyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Small Heath Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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