Total Crime Rate
146.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Watt Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 855th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Watt Road (B23 6ET) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Watt Road (B23 6ET), 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 | Drugs | Ravenhurst Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ilsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilsley Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ilsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ravenhurst Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oxford Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenhurst Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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