Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reservoir Road area has the 60th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1013th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% 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 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coton Lane (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Reservoir Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bristol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coppice Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Coton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Coton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Coton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Summer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Summer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dorsheath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorsheath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dorsheath Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wood End Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coppice Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coppice Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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