Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 1254th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reservoir Road (B23 6DN) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (B23 6DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (112 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 2026Burglary Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frances Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcroft Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draycott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elstree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frances Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Frances Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Low Wood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draycott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambourn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Anchorage Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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