Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B25 8LD

Waterloo Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 167th 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 Waterloo Road (B25 8LD) in the last 12 months was 366.0 per 1,000 residents and was 160.2% higher than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 53.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 157.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (B25 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Road, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geraldine Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.