Total Crime Rate

810.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

326.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 810.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 326.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 264.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 193.8 10/10
  • Public order 66.1 10/10
  • Robbery 61.7 10/10
  • Other theft 52.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Burglary 30.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 44th 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 Watford Road (B30 1JA) in the last 12 months was 810.6 per 1,000 residents and was 705.6% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 326.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watford Road (B30 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wingate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodfall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Midland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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