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

Waterloo Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 277th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 8LH) in the last 12 months was 278.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% higher than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (B25 8LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Road, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geraldine Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.