Total Crime Rate
177.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Reservoir Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 629th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Reservoir Road (B23 6DA) in the last 12 months was 177.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Reservoir Road (B23 6DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coton Lane (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyler Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsheath Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sycamore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lansdowne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lansdowne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coppice Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood End Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsheath Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Summer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ravenhurst Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenhurst Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oxford Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coton Lane | Under investigation |
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