Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Other theft 19.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Boatmans Reach area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 1376th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boatmans Reach (B14 6QZ) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boatmans Reach (B14 6QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lifford Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brandwood Park Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boatmans Reach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brandwood Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boatmans Reach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porters Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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