Total Crime Rate

158.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 158.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 729th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 6DG) in the last 12 months was 158.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Gravelly Hill average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (B23 6DG), the main crime hotspot is near Ilsley Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reservoir Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcroft Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ilsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derrydown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derrydown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bristol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenhurst Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Watt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derrydown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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