Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 647th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reservoir Road (B29 6SX) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (B29 6SX), the main crime hotspot is near Nately Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nately Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Corisande Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poole Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Poole Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poole Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Langford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corisande Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cadnam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nately Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nately Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nately Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nately Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nately Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poole Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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