Total Crime Rate
126.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Reservoir 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bristol Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coppice Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Coton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Coton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Coton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Summer Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Summer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dorsheath Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsheath Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dorsheath Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wood End Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coppice Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coppice Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lansdowne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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