Total Crime Rate
173.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Reservoir Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 650th 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 (B23 6DD) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Gravelly Hill average (157.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Reservoir Road (B23 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gravelly Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ilsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derrydown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derrydown Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derrydown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derrydown Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derrydown Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ilsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bristol Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilsley Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ravenhurst Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenhurst Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ravenhurst Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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