Total Crime Rate

986.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

394.5 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 986.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 417.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 394.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 307.3 10/10
  • Robbery 45.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Other theft 36.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.7 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Drugs 22.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 31st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reservoir Road (B23 6DS) in the last 12 months was 986.2 per 1,000 residents and was 678.1% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 394.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (B23 6DS), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bristol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Coppice Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Coppice Close 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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Summer Road Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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