Total Crime Rate

223.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reservoir Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 423rd 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 Reservoir Road (B29 6SU) in the last 12 months was 223.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 114.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (B29 6SU), the main crime hotspot is near Hilldrop Grove. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reservoir Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hilldrop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poole Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hilldrop Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poole Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poole Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Poole Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Langford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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