Crime Rates at Reservoir Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9EL

Reservoir Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 344th 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 Reservoir Road (B16 9EL) in the last 12 months was 252.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (B16 9EL), the main crime hotspot is near Plough And Harrow Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.