Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Navigation Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1455th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Navigation Way (B18 5RW) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Navigation Way (B18 5RW), the main crime hotspot is near Central Park Drive. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Navigation Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Augustine Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quayside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hobson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hobson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hobson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chandlers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Grove Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Moorings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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