Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7SD

Waterloo Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 496th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (B14 7SD) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (B14 7SD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.